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Letter: Leeching away

Published 11 July 1998

From William Leech (13 years old)

I was amused by your Editorial “Lessons from a leech”
(20 June, p 3). As you
suggest in your title, leeches do give lessons: my mum teaches A-level
psychology.

Also, most people’s instincts would be wrong if they thought that leeches can
“no more do maths than play the trombone”. I can do both and so can my
sister.

william_leech@waynrigg. demon.co.uk

Issue no. 2142 published 11 July 1998

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