Wonderful read on soap from the archives of
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It’s a great book! Thx for the reminder. I have it somewhere...
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I'd never heard of it. It sounds great.
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My favorite bit: "In order to fulfill its destiny as a self-erasing substance, soap submits itself to the friction between two hands for the precise duration of 'Happy Birthday' or 'Baby Shark' until halfway through the 'Daddy Shark' section."
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Do you listen to In Our Time on BBC radio 4 podcast?If not this is the time to start. I love your tweets. You have really expanded my art and poetry appreciation. Thank you.



