The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (short story)

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• Character portrayal shifts from a sentencing note to a biographical sketch (age and social background added).
• The plot description changes the associated consequences for Smith (from being sentenced to serving time) and expands context about his environment.

Replace “When he is caught by the police for robbing a bakery Smith is sentenced.” with “Smith is a seventeen year old from a Nottingham council estate serving time.”.

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