Somewhere in the trash he reads Martland has read that heav… - Kyril Bonfiglioli

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Somewhere in the trash he reads Martland has read that heavy men walk with surprising lightness and grace; as a result he trips about like a portly elf hoping to be picked up by a leprechaun.

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Cyril Emmanuel George Bonfiglioli (29 May 1928 – 3 March 1985) was an English art-dealer, science fiction editor, champion swordsman, and comic novelist. His name, which reflects his English, Italian and Slovene descent, was revised to Kyril Bonfiglioli. He claimed to be loved and respected by all who knew him slightly.

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