 By Warwick Evans
- Clarence:
- It must have been a crushing loss of face for China - not being allowed to host the
2,000 Olympics.
- Marmaduke:
- Not at all. It's like water off a duck's back. They're already gearing up for a sweep of
the medals.
- Clarence:
- Are they?
- Marmaduke:
- Oh sure, they're currently concentrating on several events.
- Clarence:
- Such as?
- Marmaduke:
- Well ... shooting, for instance. I mean, they've recently been staging single-pistol
events in sports stadiums throughout the country.
- Clarence:
- And no hitches?
- Marmaduke:
- On the contrary. A friend of mine recently witnessed one of these events in Beijing.
- Clarence:
- And the meeting went off well?
- Marmaduke:
- Oh yes. According to him, the entire competition was executed very smoothly.
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