The prehistoric caves in Torquay house bone artefacts believed to date back to Neanderthal man.

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Or could it be that the presumed fault here is heterosexuality that for a man to say aloud that a woman is lovey is an atavistic instinct appropriate for Neanderthal man, but disgraceful in a modern male?

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