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For as long as I could remember, he had never worn a single piece of clothing that could be considered casual. Khaki shorts and golf shirts, to Umberto, were the garments of men who have no virtues left, not even shame.

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Anne Fortier
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Novelist
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