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WHEN I WOKE, I did not have a hangover, but I did have a text from Shadi, reading, He has a whole RACK of vintage luxury hats!!! And how would you know that? I texted bacI climbed off the couch and went into the kitchen. While I still hadn’t gathered enough courage to go upstairs,
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