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October, 1984
It seemed like a good idea at the time. The salesman in the clothes store said the suit would last me a lifetime, that it would be an investment I would never regret. Still, it was a tough decision: Buy a wonderful suit or pay the next two months' rent? The suit was very tweedy and highly hand-tailored and very well made--which was more than I could say for my apartment. I bought the suit. What the hell; I could always find another place to live.What made the decision so momentous was that, like...
