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Fleming, at home in Jamaica, wrote at speed on his portable Royal typewriter and completed his first Bond story, Casino Royale, in a month
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Fleming, at home in Jamaica, wrote at speed on his portable Royal typewriter and completed his first Bond story, Casino Royale, in a month.

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