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The Godfather: Peter Corris on going to the gym

November 15, 2013

After a lapse of quite a few years I’ve joined a gym again. My first gym was in Wollongong about …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on past pets

May 31, 2013

There were no pets when I was growing up. My parents deflected the pleas from my sister and myself for …

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