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“Do they ever ask pirates to come and speak to you at your school's career day?' 'No,' admitted Derek. 'They usually just have accountants come and tell us how accountancy is really exciting.' 'They let people come and lie to you?' asked Nanny Piggins. 'Your headmaster is a very immoral man.” quote by R. A. Spratt — Download Open image

““Do they ever ask pirates to come and speak to you at your school's career day?' 'No,' admitted Derek. 'They usually just have accountants come and tell us how accountancy is really exciting.' 'They let people come and lie to you?' asked Nanny Piggins. 'Your headmaster is a very immoral man.””

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