Your coursemates were trash-talking, and it amused you. The Boomers beat Team USA in an exhibition game in Las Vegas, and they have done it without Ben Simmons. The Philadelphia 76ers star, who was born in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, could've joined the Boomers (for the first time), which would make Australia a gold medal favourite in Tokyo 2020. But your coursemates thought that the Boomers don't need Simmons anyway. They won't be holding their breath for him to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics, but they did during the Boomers vs. D'Tigers (Nigeria men's national basketball team) match at the Saitama Super Arena. This chat distracted you from your worries, and one would be how you fell behind in the pandemic. Is there any chance to get out of an assignment hole? Yes....
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The spring session began, but you were thinking of the end of the school year. Your (geeky) cousin reminded you that you wouldn't find a more loyal friend than a book, a thought that made your brother suppressed his laughter. He described his journey in Vietnam not long ago, of meeting Pablo, a native of Seville, Spain, and Rosa, his girlfriend, who hailed from Zaragoza. They were a nice couple, he thought, but he didn't understand Pablo reading a paperback on philosophy (during the trip). ...
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The subject was painting, and your old mate told you that Vincent Van Gogh was a coffee addict. He used to drink twenty-four cups of coffee a day. He asked you to imagine his "Starry Night"', looking at it after drinking twenty-four cups of coffee. Doesn't it seem strange after all? You were at a loss for words, wondering if this was the same teenager who excitedly talked about Cooper, the largest dinosaur that roamed Australia. "Jurassic World" should've been set in Down Under, he added, but you believed that Universal Pictures won't even think about it. You also didn't wish for a venting partner during this time of the year....
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