Neville the Less

by Robert Nicholls

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  In Shoomba Territory, Dennis Shoomba, after his morning chat with Neville the Less and being made aware of the More’s under-house activity, spent the day assembling his survival pack. He was, he felt, a man with a creative genius. That’s what he told Missus Shoomba when she called down to ask what the ruckus was about.

  “Exercisin’ me creative genius, love!” And to himself, “Best take me unawares, you mob! Or by God, there’ll be more’n a duck with its neck wrung!”