or someturn.

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    Id like a holiday.

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    time you  before Matty was born.

    And een.

    OK. ell, as your manager, Im going to be asking two.

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    Come on, hing else.

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    A job.

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    kind of job? Anyto get me out of the house.

    I used to ty ioners in tufnell Park. I liked it; I liked all t pens, and sizes of paper and envelopes. I liked my boss. I  worked since.

    OK. Come on, come on.

    Maybe a bit of a social life. times. Like pub quizzes, but not in to  one of those.

    Yep, we can allow you a quiz.

    I tried to smile, because I kne, but I ion  really t annoyed me. And it made me feel afraid, in a strange sort of a   youd never seen before in your own house.

    ould you  to kno I . I didnt  to carry on talking about me.

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