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Topic: May 2004

Genius Gone Awry

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Letters from Our Readers

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Places to See, Things to do, and the Latest on Travel

Dire Predictions that Halley’s Comet will Poison the World go Unfulfilled

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The Adventure of the Cottingley Fairies

Castle in the Sky

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Brunel’s ‘Atmospheric Caper’

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The Latest Books About Britain

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Coming in British Heritage

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