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SUNDAY, 17 APRIL 1988
The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday.
Forty replies. Four mention you. None kindly.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
- They'll hold a minute's silence for you at the all-hands. It will be the…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- You can't take money with you when you go. Your direct debits, however, will…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- The bins are now fortnightly. The council tax is still monthly.
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
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