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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On a slightly bitter note, I recall that a=
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Coventry Cathedral in 1986 I had very little help from the then officers of=
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Coventry Guild - who actually prevented access to the tower when I needed t=
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Cathedral bookshop regarding my book. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've still got stocks - even though I jett=
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quite a few copies when we moved south in 1998 - but the bookshop won't eve=
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take it for sale a "bargain basement" prices</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They operate quasi-commercially, and =
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the truth is that the Cathedral bookshops regard books on bells as of margi=
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interest or as poor sellers</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CP</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>