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I was fidgety and clueless for a long time.
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A missionary in Africa – I think that was Sunday school-based.
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A botanist or a florist.
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An actor. When I was really young, I wanted to be a fishmonger’s wife.
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Speedy, bossy, loving.
Very impatient, bossy, always late.
A glow of wellbeing.
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