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FRIDAY, 16 JULY 1982
Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you.
It's not proud. It's given up. Even the bird has moved on.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something. It landed.…
- The battle pass costs £9.99 a season. Your childhood cost nothing and had better…
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- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
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