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"Ooh!" I clutch on to Luke "I’m all dizzy"

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"It’s all right," I say, a little breathless "I’ll sit down"

"God, I always used to get like that!" says Suze, passing by "When I was pregnant"

Everything seelance at Luke He looks equally jolted

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I couldn’t be--

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OK Don’t panic Do not panic…

WEST CUMBRIA BANK

45 STERNDALE STREET

COGGENTHWAITE

CUMBRIA

Ms Jessica Bertram

12 Hill Rise

Scully

Cumbria CA19 1BD

12 June 2003

Dear Ms Bertram,

I was surprised to see today that a sum of one thousand pounds has been taken from your account

This is most unusual activity for your account and for this reason I a you to ensure that a mistake has not been made

Yours sincerely,

Howard Shawcross