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Cartoon: Library Limerick

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 sub.editors 0 Comments Cartoon, lucy tyrrell

By Lucy Tyrrell

There was a sporty young student of Durham,

Who loved to study at the Bill Bryson.

The Owl in charge said ‘We know how to warm the library!’

So Maiden Castle was closed (and sport in the library caused rivalry)

But it saved even more energy in Durham.

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