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Band 6+: Did you do puzzles in your childhood?

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Okay, I have to be upfront about this question. Did I do puzzles in my childhood? I don't really remember my childhood because it went by so fast. I don't recall every single detail, but I would say that I didn't really do puzzles at all, because I was quite interested in other things, like playing with my friends, maybe starting with my cousins and my little cousins. And as a puzzle hater, I don't really...

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Okay, I have to be upfront about this question. So, did I do puzzles in my childhood? I didn’t really remember my childhood because it had moved so fast. So I didn’t really remember every single detail, but I would say that I do not really do puzzles in metal too, because it was quite interesting in other things, like playing with my friends abroad, maybe starting with my cousins and my little cousins. And as I’m a hater, puzzle haters, I do not really…

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puzzles: 2

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cousins: 2

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