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We read this at school when we were about 13 or so. I recall it vividly because we had to read segments aloud, going round the class in alphabetical order, and, having read ahead, I was desperate not to get to have to read the section which begins, "In addition, thoughts of sex had been bothering me." I recall actually portioning out the sections mentally though in the end, fortunately, I missed it by about two people (think HAL to HAY, with HAY getting the short straw) and the friend of mine who was tossed the metaphorical hand grenade got half-way down the sentence and said, in tones of mingled outrage and bafflement, "You can't expect me to read this." Which, to be fair to Mr C, the teacher, he acknowledged she couldn't, and read it himself.