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Band 8+: Do you collect things?

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Yes, I do collect things, but it's not something I engage in frequently or obsessively. For example, when I was a child, I enjoyed collecting Kinder Surprise toys, those delightful chocolate eggs containing interesting small toys. Recently, I discovered a new passion for collecting figures from my favorite movie series, which is called Stranger Things. This unexpected interest has led me to start gathering character figures that I genuinely enjoy.

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Yes, I do collect things, but it’s not something I engage infrequently or obsessively. For example, when I was a child, I enjoyed collecting kinder surprise toys, those delightful chocolate eggs containing interesting small toys. And recently, I discovered a new passion for collecting figures from my favorite movie serious, and it is called Stranger Things. This unexpected interest has led me to start gathering character figures which I genuinely enjoy.

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collecting: 2

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