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was someone else before he became who he is.

Honestly, right from the start I kind of liked all of this. As soon as I first put on a mask, I realized that I could pull any faces I wanted, and no-one would consider me ridiculous. So I pulled faces left, right and centre. I rode empty buses standing up: “Look mum no hands!” I used to love doing this as a child and now I can do it again, riding the bus as recklessly as Ben Hur, grimacing all I want.

I didn’t like the tight, latex glove as much, though. But I came to like the loose, transparent plastic ones – they make such a nice, rustling sound! In the

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Matthew Coachinger:

was someone else before he became who he is.

Translation: Joanna Figiel

Publish date: 20.06.2020

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used be an editor of the Culture & Society section. She is a writer and journalist focusing on global development.

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