Losing my eyesight – I live for the view, and the sunset and the sunrise.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Not feeling old but everyone treating you that way.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗
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