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we moved again from brisbane to melbourne in victoria when i was in grade three, about seven years old. for a long time i considered melbourne to be 'home' even after we moved away from there. i guess it's because most of my 'growing up' years were spent there.

in grade six i made another best friend, sheryn. originally it wasn't like that. there were four of us: julie & i sat together, sheryn & sarah sat together & the four of us were friends. i can't recall the details of how it happened but eventually sheryn & i became best friends & julie & sarah became best friends. it made more sense that way anyway because julie & sarah lived in the same street & sheryn & i lived in the same street. also, the other two were kind of boy-crazy, but sherry & i couldn't really care less about boys. at that age anyway.

sherry & i used to walk to school together. i'd leave my house & get to her house in time for her to still be in the shower. if she had already finished showering & getting ready, then she'd still have to put her socks on, which, & i still don't know how she managed to do this, would take her about half an hour. seriously. we'd get to school late & miss the morning roll call every day (we never seemed to get in trouble for it, i guess they figured it was going to happen every day & gave up trying).

at lunchtime julie, sarah, sheryn & i would hang out & when i had money for the canteen, i'd buy a hot dog & a chocolate 'big m' (flavoured milk). i'd give each of the other girls a bite of my hot dog & while i ate the rest of it sarah would hold my 'big m' & shake it for me to make sure all the chocolate that had settled in the bottom had mixed through properly. i'm not sure how this ritual started, but i remember it being that way every time.

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