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During the first lockdown last year, one of my __(A)__ created a WhatsApp group. They had a __(B)__: every day we send a photo. The catch? It had to be positive. I was grateful, very __(C)__, for that chat. We soon failed to send a photo daily, but frequently something would appear, and I would receive an __(D)__ into my friend’s world. It was a reassurance. Before I had even clicked on the latest photo I would find myself __(E)__ — here was a friend, thinking of the rest of us. There was something in that alone.
The pandemic has encouraged reflection. We have turned inwards: stuck inside, and in our heads. With forced __(F)__, for some, it has been a time to take stock. All the while, friends have been kept at a distance. How to be social when seeing your friends in person is discouraged (sometimes, illegal)? How have friendships __(G)__ during the pandemic?