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>In this case, he's kind of playing on the vagueness of the context.
>He looks about 30, give or take, at the moment, and so is leaving it
>to Admiral Sugita to assume that by "a long time" he means 10 or 12
>years. (Which indeed he does.)
>

Maybe in terms of his looks. (Using any other measurement, it's more than that, but I had the vague impression that Peter Moreau looked to be in the 18-to-22 range.)

Peter Eng
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