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ramp. ‘When you get to me,’
says a man in a red t-shirt,
‘you can swim.’ I get to him
and throw myself in, hoping
I’ve cleared the ramp. The
water isn’t too bad, it’s 19.5
degrees, just half a degree
colder than Gospel Oak lido
has been this week, but I hear
a man behind me say, ‘Shit,
it’s cold.’ I start to swim
leisurely, not wanting to use
up any energy. Then I feel a
sharp pain in my side as

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