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1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I know what watering down is; how much more
2 explanation does that need? I thought you might want to
3 put things like what Mr. Davis said about reasons why it
4 would not work to put water in the shake machine.
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6 MR. MORRIS: That is why I was going to ask him to explain what
7 he meant when he said -----
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Put what Mr. Davis said straight to the
10 witness and then we will get straight to the point, you
11 see.
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13 MR. MORRIS: I will try.
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15 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If I can remember it without looking at a
16 note, I am sure you can.
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18 MR. MORRIS: I can from memory but -----
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20 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Then you remember about the ketchup
21 dispenser, and all that sort of stuff. Put that to him by
22 all means.
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24 MR. MORRIS: I am sure the witness will explain.
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26 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do not just say: "What do you mean by that?"
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28 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): How it was done, you are saying it
29 happened, how was it done -----
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I know what "watering down" is. Ever since I
32 first made squash as a little boy, I have known what
33 watering down is.
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35 MR. MORRIS: Yes. The context of the McDonald's Freedom
36 Fighters, any further details.
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Again, I suggest not any further
39 details. Direct yourself at the target. You know what
40 Mr. Davis said; you can ask him about that if you want.
41 But you see what I am putting to you?
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43 MR. MORRIS: I am doing my best but, I mean, it is a bit
44 artificial to try and -- I mean, he is not bringing up
45 anything new. He is entitled to explain -----
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I do not know, you see. That is why I am
48 raising it with you. Subject to Mr. Rampton, I give you
49 leave to ask what he did as a shift running Floor Manager
50 in the paperwork, because we have had a fair bit of
51 evidence in-chief from Mr. Davis as to that, so it seems
52 only fair that you should be able to ask your witness. But
53 I do not want you to just go through saying: "What do you
54 mean by that? What do you mean by that?" It is perfectly
55 clear and, as I have already indicated, many a barrister
56 would be content with what you have got and leave it to
57 cross-examination. But if you want to put specific things
58 which Mr. Davis had raised, then please do.
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60 MR. MORRIS: Shall I go through it on that basis or do you want
