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A detective, a train driver on the underground and Leyton Orient’s centre forward.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
An adult, as quickly as possible. I wasn’t built for the psychological warfare of the playground.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 December 2018 source ↗
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