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When I checked the times of messages before and after scuttling to the allotment to watch a delivery driver carefully thread a lorry through the tiny driveway and plop the bags on the plot, saving me the hassle of moving several cubic metres of bark chips across from the car park, I had only been away for twenty minutes, but the extreme heat of the sun during that time meant I was squinting at the screen through sweaty eyes until it was.time to head out again to fetch the children.