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RELIVING THE DREAM

You can probably imagine just how excited I was to finally get my hands on , but a large reason for the excitement was that I finally had a way to get online at home. Prior to that, I could get online once a week at the local library, provided I’d been quick enough to book the slot. Now, I could read about Sonic and wrestling in the comfort of my bedroom – so long as I ran the telephone cable up the stairs in a fairly hazardous way, when mum gave permission and didn’t want to make any calls. Of course,

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