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Keeping my colours

Across the Atlantic, Spain were about to face Uruguay in the group stage of the World Cup. Here in Oxford, my college was hosting its summer ball, and I was wearing the Spanish flag as a cape.

Keeping my colours

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Across the Atlantic, Spain were about to face Uruguay in the group stage of the World Cup.

Here in Oxford, my college was hosting its summer ball, and I was wearing the Spanish flag as a cape.

As I carefully made my way through a maze of extremely questionable dancing, someone stopped me: "Why are you wearing that?"

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Across the Atlantic, Spain were about to face Uruguay in the group stage of the World Cup. Here in Oxford, my college was hosting its summer ball, and I was wearing the Spanish flag as a cape. As I carefully made my way through a maze of extremely questionable dancing, someone stopped me: "Why are you wearing that?"

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It was the evening of the 26th of June in the United Kingdom.

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