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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Mainly my devil dog.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗
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