Did you have a childhood toy that ended up defining you as an adult?

Did you have a childhood toy that ended up defining you as an adult?
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answer:Random dolls and toys, small objects around the house like toothpicks… They were necessary tools for my “movie studio”. It was the early inspiration for my interest in story-telling. A pencil, an eraser and a lot of notebook. It was the inspiration for my wish to tell stories in the form of pictures and words.
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