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John Clarke: the man who saw through everything, but sought the quiet
Satirist John Clarke was forever taking himself out of contact and communing with the natural world.
Tony Wright is the associate editor and special writer for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald
Satirist John Clarke was forever taking himself out of contact and communing with the natural world.
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