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I did what I liked and refused what I didn't like. That's all.
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The speaker presents their choices as guided by personal preference. They accepted actions they wanted and rejected those they did not, without offering a more complicated explanation. “That’s all” makes the statement sound deliberately brief and suggests that, to them, no further justification is needed.
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