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µþÂáö°ù°ì: I was always a bit of a nerd

By David Robson

14 September 2011

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JUMPING from her seat, plunges her hand into a dish of sugar cubes, scattering its contents across the coffee table. She arranges the cubes in alternating blocks of brown and white, mirroring the keys of a keyboard. To her surprise, she has the perfect…

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