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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
This morning, because each day I feel happier.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗
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When it’s just us as a family on our island hideaway in Wales.
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During my Queensland childhood, on the days when I avoided the chlorine-infused shower gauntlet and being corralled into the deep end of the school pool.
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