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That things didn’t get better.
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When I got to 40 and realised I hadn’t read all the books I needed to read to understand the world.
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It used to be myself, but I am over that now.
My local Tesco stopping stocking Häagen-Dazs Peanut Butter Crunch.
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Tottenham this season.
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