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As the party drew closer Ian became more and more excited. Could it possibly be, he thought, that Kate was going to let him go. Normally, Ian was not allowed to go to parties. There was the time he was with Ned after winning the Kinder Beer Race where he didn't manage to make it to the pub. Then there was that time he wasn't able to go to the after party at Spook Weekend, the old boys weekend for the university fell running club. Still time passed and eventually both him and Kate were ready and off they went to Phil's birthday
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