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SATURDAY, 22 APRIL 1972
The retirement age goes up a year every time you check.
It's not a finish line. It's a horizon.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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