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References to zealous conductors and musicians, but none to zero, zebra or Zuckerberg
Z is for Zephyr and Zodiac
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Getting what you didn't want and taking a trip down memory lane
Y could stand for why? why? why?!
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About an exceptionally cool science teacher with a Nissan Exa
X for X marks the spot
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At a loss for words, not mincing words and weighing words
W is for who, what, where, when and why
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Voice matters, values and vertical bands – and random valorous words from songs
V is for Voltaire, Vassileva and Van Halen
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Flow-like-water clutter, unhappy comparisons and going up and down the stairs
U is for unique and unexpected
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Five life lessons from a crochet addict
T is for taking up space, Twain and two sides
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Star-studded salutations, fellow souls!
S is for stopping, Sinatra and something stupid
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Imagining a life with and without ...
R for reading, writing and arithmetic
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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Why isn’t this %^(* thing working? What would happen if I pressed this button?
Q for quintessential questions
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Now you see them, now you don't – time-travelling palavers
P is for pedestrians, paintings and passionate personalities. And popcorn🍿
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The not-so-secret secret to turning arguments around, viennas and the Windows Waltz
O for the oh!-dacity of Orwell
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