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Letter: Shedding the pounds

Published 7 January 2015

From Jane Kent

Am I missing something in Michael Blumlein’s short story “Y(ou)r q(ua)ntifi(e)d s(el)f” (20/27 December 2014, p 80)? Or can I reset my scales to kilograms and lose 1 kilogram of weight more quickly than I can lose half a pound? This sounds to me like a great New Year weight loss plan.
Brecon, Powys, UK

Issue no. 3003 published 10 January 2015

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