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CONTENTS: A game of cards, 10 The seahorse and the reef, 18 The halcyon summer, 22 Tent on the home ground, 51 Masques and roses, 58 The boy with the camera, 63 A New Year's story, 70 Big brother, little sister, 92 Truth of the matter, 103 Dustbins, 116 This life is weary, 128 The affectionate kidnappers, 138 The washerwoman's children, 143 Wiwi, 156 Short features, 158 Who are you taking to the school dance, darling? 162 A history of New Zealand through selected texts, 167 Life as it really is, 173 Falling, 181 A 60 second story, 186 Life and death in Calcutta, 187 Someone is looking at me, 191 Beginning of the tournament, 200 Going to the heights of Abraham, 208