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THURSDAY, 10 JULY 2025
You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up.
Eleven kilometres later you'd caught three pigeons, a cold and a physio waiting list that will outlive the app.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- A good night out now means home by ten. Nobody had to come and…
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
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