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If someone could answer my emails.
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What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?Originally asked
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A miniature pet elephant, one that is no bigger than a guinea pig.
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To have my wife, Sarah, living in England permanently.
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A really careful lobotomy, to switch off bits of my brain.
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More clarity, or if I went to the gym more.
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Fear of the future.
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