Due to my county commitments at Somerset I am unavailable to play in this first year, but I, like everyone else, will be fascinated to see just how big an impact this tournament has.

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While the seekers after utopia, nirvana in civil society are still getting free grub and marching and most of all getting exposure on national television we will be fascinated by this welcome diversion from the Republican debates, from the European contagion.

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But one thing that can be said with certainty about Rasputin is that people will continue to be fascinated by his contradictory blend of mystical holiness, sexual depravity and political potency.

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"I think people who will come from all over the world, who have been fascinated by the story, will be disappointed".

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