"Eric Gordon Hill" was a popular English people/English author and illustrator of children's picture books, best known for his character Spot the Dog. His works have been widely praised for their contributions to literacy/child literacy.

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Each year, they tried to fit you for a new one. That was a no-no for me, ... To me, it was just like marriage. I wanted one wife; I wanted one helmet.

They had no enemies. If you knew them for a minute, it felt like you knew them for a year.

It was the biggest game of the year so far. We knew it was time to step up and shine.

I don't think the general population is out there trying to speed. I think it's just incidents throughout the trip that create the need for speeding.