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Battle Positions

December 12, 2013 Debra Martens

In the crowded tube, my back to the person nearest me, aware that I am part of a circle of backs whose owners face outward, as if expecting attack. Like the battle positions you see in movies, from the wagon train circle to the embattled dwarves in The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug.

Posted in Today in LondonTagged London tube, Transport for London

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