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Work wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be, after so long off. I suppose it’s usually the case – it just never feels like it’s going to be. But I’m back now, and it’s all kinds of brilliant.

Recently, the news has been dominated by piracy, with the Somali pirates becoming very much active again. So I thought I’d write a bit about it. They come packing rockets and machine guns, and it’s horrible stuff to read about; undoubtedly it will be even more scary for anyone caught in their sights.

But on one occasion, this huge group of dolphins came to the rescue. And it’s just a fantastic story. The pirates come in small boats, so they were well and truly stumped at the sight of such vast numbers, swimming and jumping in the sea before them.

That the dolphins chose that exact moment to surface, and how things could have turned out so differently if they waited perhaps just one more minute – it’s remarkable. Almost as if they knew what was happening.

Just to finish, I’ll point you in the direction of Moby’s new track, which sounds beautiful and ghostly. I’m listening to it as I write, and it’s both haunting and relaxing in equal measure.