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Father Christmas at a department store. The plaintive sadness of the children’s unrealistic requests was almost unbearable.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2020 source ↗
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I sold double glazing in Stoke when I was 16. That was for two weeks. Other than that, I’ve never really had a “job”.
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