with his own client ended one of so many careers he pursued, but we were told he never lost that legendary temper and knew when he arrived here our purpose was to present him a store like those he first opened everywhere for so many years, our job to keep him from raising his black cane and beating out his percussive anger on our spotless counter. So we waited and worked and cleaned and waited, erasing our every action in preparation for a visit that would never happen.
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