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| | Guardian | On the losing side, a bit of grumbling from below decks |
 | | A close relative, renowned for their awful cooking, misguided love of the folks across the pond and propensity for banging on about the good old days insisted they must come. |
 | | While a naval brotherhood was symbolised by the French ship's placing between USS Saipan and the Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias, the French could not shrug off reminders of past battles. |
 | | However, as Xavier Magne, the captain of the Charles de Gaulle, talked of youthful demonstrations and loneliness, the cultural gulf between the two navies appeared wider than the channel. |
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