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The Dublin Review, Number 81: Winter 2020-21

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The Dublin Review, Number 81: Winter 2020-21

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Editor's Note:
Greg Baxter Hill repeatsCycling the hills of Mexico City [essay]Oliver Farry People of interestDaily life in Hong Kong under the National Security Law [essay]Uschi Gatward BackgammonDrinks at the pub; dinner; a board game … [short story]Sarah Gilmartin Bring it homeA long day in the betting shop, and what happens next [short story]Lauren-Shannon Jones The feederA new routine in a new city [essay]Darragh McCausland The master of the mazeA peculiar pub quiz in a sinister place [short story]Doireann Ní Ghríofa The scarfOn the trail of a legendary ancestor [essay]Karen O’Reilly You told me to tell the truthAn Iraqi refugee in Jordan tells one story, and then another [personal history]

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