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It's World Piano Day again

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March 29th
is the day of the year

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to correspond with the 88
notes on a piano keyboard.

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This year, 2025

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I took it into my head

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to visit some of the
public pianos in London.

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Pianos that are in public places

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to be played by
anyone who'D like to.

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The easy place to start

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was St Pancras Station

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where the trains from
home arrive in London.

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I got off the train

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onto the platform.

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Then up the escalator.

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To the ticket barriers.

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Out onto the concourse
and the shopping area.

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As I walked down the aisle

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I can hear a piano being played

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[distant piano music]

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[Crowd noise]

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[Piano music]

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I left him to continue playing.

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I'd read on the Internet

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that there were possibly
two pianos at euston.

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So I walked along
the road to see.

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With all the works for HS2

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Euston Station was a mess.

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and I found no sign
of a piano anywhere.

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So

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I made my way back to St Pancras

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when I found someone
else playing the piano.

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[Pianist plays Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No 1]

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What a show off!

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The Internet appeared to say there was
a piano at Tottenham Court Road Station.

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This proved to be wrong.

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The piano turned out
to be in St Giles' Square.

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In a complex called Outernet

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which houses huge video screens.

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I turned the corner

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and there was the piano.

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I quickly set up my mini tripod

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and played my signature piece.

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[Sam plays piano]

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Well, that was all I had time for.

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Some other time

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I hope to explore
the other stations

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Goodbye for now.