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Lie me to the moon: often it's the untruths that set you free

13 March 2020 - 08:00 By Darrell Bristow-Bovey
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A full moon rises behind blocks of flats in north London, UK.
A full moon rises behind blocks of flats in north London, UK.
Image: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

When I was very young my father showed me a rock. It was, he said, a moon rock.

When he did that he unleashed many wonders in my mind.

 

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