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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.

Anne Fortier

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Anne Fortier
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Novelist
Writer
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Left
Shirts
Khaki
Remember
Considered
Shorts
Even
Shame
Garments
Long
Golf
Clothings
Never
Piece
Casual
Men
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Virtue
Virtues

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