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How to Be a Mad Dog

An angry man dog sounds like a great idea, but in practice, what would it look like? Alex decided to have a go at being the mad dog. The night before I tried to practice the performance with my wife to see whether I would look convincing. But no matter how hard I tried, she only laughed ahead of me. It's easy to explain, but to become mad when you are sane is actually very hard to do. You have to lose your human face. How do you do that? You're a rational man. All your life you've been told to behave... and now you have to face an audience of respectable people,. Poets, artists and journalists were invited for

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