In a busy park, a Bulldog stands stiffly over a yellow ball at its front paws, wary, as a friendly spaniel trots towards it, while a Black man in his sixties in a flat cap crouches beside it holding out a treat in his open hand.

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The White Trainers

You wore your brand-new white trainers to a festival. By lunchtime the field is a mud bath. You’re tiptoeing round puddles, glaring at anyone carrying a pint. You came for the music, and you’re on guard all day.

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