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Sport

Curlers Remain Smug as Footballers Argue With Midweek Kick-Offs

Indoor ice: unbothered; outdoor sports: damp and dramatic.

A curling stone, serene.

A curling stone, serene. Photo: Arne Müseler, “Gangneung Gymnasium Curling Centre”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

PERTH — Local curlers surveyed the midweek football weather, the Emma Street diversions and the Budget, then returned to perfect ice.

“We don’t do Phase 2,” said a skip. “We do hog lines.”

Long may they glide.

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