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WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 1979
Some days you're the pigeon.
Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who you were either.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- You pre-ordered it for the cape. The cape is now £3.99 for everyone else.
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- The hardest part of working out is getting started. You've made sure it stays…
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
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