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SUNDAY, 7 JUNE 2026
You deleted the app "for good".
That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it and posted about deleting it.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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