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Spoke & Hope Umbrella Hospital (1999–2026)
Fictional repair shop overwhelmed by inside-out admissions; declared a triage holiday.
Umbrellas, waiting. Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, “The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (18133590706)”, via Wikimedia Commons, No restrictions
Fictional Spoke & Hope mended brollies for 27 years and met its match after Austen and Boelo. The waiting room filled with metal skeletons. The owner has gone to Portugal “for the concept of dryness” and left a note: ‘Buy a coat’.
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