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Porta grunted. After a bit, he also ripped out a page.

'Hm... I've got Stalin,' he commented.

There was a moment of silence.

'Not bad quality, this newspaper.' Porta stood up and adjusted his trousers. 'Quite soft and smooth. Almost as good as a real bog roll.'

They folded up the rest of the pages and put them in their pockets for future use. Together they strolled back on to the road.

'I wonder?' said Little John, thoughtfully. 'D'you reckon it could be called high treason to wipe your bum with a picture of Adolf?'

Porta took his time, weighed the question in the balance, sifted the pros and the cons.

'Probably,' he agreed, after much deliberation.

Little John nodded.

'I thought so... Pity it was only a picture.'

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