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The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.
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