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Why is the speaker’s childhood described as ‘a forgotten boredom’?

The writer might not have any beautiful memories in his childhood, as his daily routine contained a boring time-table. So he was not able to recall any activities that he did as a child, which means he has forgotten those things. Hence he described his childhood as a ‘forgotten boredom’.


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