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By Ellams,Inua

after we have been younger, we worshipped stars,

gleaming long-limbed gods

framed within the act of very unlikely flight.

For a time we attempted to follow,

to carve out our personal piece of sky

with a butter-smooth arc of an arm

and a Spalding ball glued to the fingertips…<>br
Seen from a British standpoint, The Spalding Suite will get to the guts and soul of the gravity-defying video game and delves into the hopes and goals of these who play it. From the fleeting excessive of the rating and the strong camaraderie of the workforce, to the
poignant lows of a physique too worn to play the game.

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