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#1 Submitted by UCL IOE Press on January 31, 2019 - 3:03pm

"Rubinstein also plastered sticky notes, covered with the notes for his credenzas, under the hood of his Steinway". Not sure if some autocorrect bot has been making mischief, but I'm guessing Rubinstein never actually left notes for his antique sideboard.

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