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Ok, since article 742 transed an ad, I may as well try. This is an actual ad, seen via "The Late Clive James", source..Russia. SCENE: Dingy, two-room flat. Sparse furniture, single lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. Harried looking woman stands crying in middle of room, surrounded by bevy of sobbing children, all under the age of 10. Man, looking very grim, snaps shut his suitcase and casts glance at wife. She gazes at him appealingly. He picks up case and leaves, closing door firmly behind him. Camera follows man as he walks down dingy corridor and grotty steps until he reaches pavement outside apartment building..it is barely twilight. He starts to head up road and hesitates. He glances up at a lighted window in the bleak, brick facade of the building. He turns around and heads back inside again! Back to original room. Woman stands, surrounded by wimpering children. The door opens..it is her husband! Her face is suffuced with joy. One of the children starts towards him.... The man reaches in and switches off the light, then closes door. Over pure black screen, totally silent, appear the words: POWER COMMISSION SWITCH LIGHTS OFF, BEFORE YOU LEAVE. (who says the Russians don't have a sense of humour?) -- A K Hosth (Ande) James Cook University Of North Queensland, Australia
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