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Without a shadow of doubt, Trafalgar Square has to be one of the most crap urban public spaces in the world.

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Will Self
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: September 26
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
West London Infirmary
William Woodard Self
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