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Watching the raindrops race against one another during long car journeys.
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And letting yourself be hypnotized by the windscreen wipers.
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The "thump" of the big mat when you had to fetch it from the gym wall.
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How an old scab felt on your knee.
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The rattle of falling Connect 4 counters.
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That one awful pullover you had to wear, and the raspy feeling of pulling it over your head.
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The satisfying "doing" of a plastic ruler on the edge of the table.
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The slightly sour smell of ink eraser on your hand.
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The strange sense of pride that got you from this trick.
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The feeling of playing with a wobbly tooth that just wasn't ready to come out.
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The smooth sensation of stroking your finger over plastic stickers.
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The dry, spongy surface of a well-used soccer ball.
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And the way you always had to suck up your spit when wearing vampire fangs.
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The satisfying click when you put on your pen lid.
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And the sound of the zip when opening your pencil case.
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How tough it sometimes was to wind down the car window.
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The dread of seeing this, and the way the slimy paste would coat the roof of your mouth.
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The smell of the case that held your wet retainer.
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The agony of having to carefully untangle cassette tapes from the player.
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And the care with which you studied the TV guide to make sure you didn't miss a thing.
21.
Opening cans and still having the entire ring pull on your finger.
22.
A face sticky from cotton candy.
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Making cheese on toast and burning your tongue with the first bite.
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The endless fascination of Magic Eye.
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And of course: the enticing, uplifting smell of a fresh bag of candy.
