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Roald Dahl's sweet shop discovered as Chinese takeaway

Roald Dahl's childhood sweet shop thought to be the inspiration for some of his greatest books has been identified as a Chinese takeaway in the village where he grew up. ...full story at Daily Telegraph

from Daily Telegraph on Thu, Sep 10 2009

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