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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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Camille Paglia American feminist academic and critic
Snorkelling for an hour with a comically disciplined and curiously attentive squadron of six, fat Caribbean reef squid off Mexico.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2008 source ↗

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