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A tall man in his late forties stepped carefully onto the Northern Line yesterday evening. He was about 6' 8" and broad, large enough that he had to stand right in the centre of the carriage, and even then he had his head bowed slightly. He wore a black suit and some black Puma trainers that looked like they were size 15 or 16. His stance was controlled, as if he knew the damage his size could do if he moved thoughtlessly, and the averted head was the only thing that stopped him from being physically intimidating. In his left fist was a plastic bag, in which could be seen a packaged ream of foolscap paper.