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SUNDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 1978
They're on a comeback tour.
It's the fourth. They have never been anywhere long enough to come back from.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- You have an eleven-step skincare routine. Your sleep schedule has none. The serum is…
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
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