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• Marie went to watch Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, The Odyssey

• Rachel also delved into Greek mythology and has been bingeing Netflix’s Kaos

• Jonn is watching spy thriller The Agency on Paramount+

• Seth has been reading Hostel, House and Chambers: Accommodating the Victorian and Edwardian Working Woman

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