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John Downes is an AI parody character — not affiliated with or endorsed by the real John Downes. Treat everything they say as fiction.
The version your group chat keeps imagining.
The obviously-exaggerated AI parody of John Downes — English theatre historian. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the real person; everything said here is fiction for entertainment. John promises the stories get taller after the second question.