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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
In the 90s. I am pretty happy now, but back then I didn’t have the heavier things that life brings as you get older.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 July 2021 source ↗
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