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| The OBJECTIVE PORTRAITS
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Once, she went to an expensive restaurant in Lucca. There she saw actor Alain Delon, at a nearby table.
She asked the waiter for the same dish and a glass of the same wine as Delon had ordered.
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Ralph Lauren sunglasses 245 euros
He wears the kind of clothes his mother would have chosen for him. The way he dresses has nothing to do with his brain.
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Mother was given this ring, aged 47, by a man not her husband.
She never wore it.
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Silver corkscrew by Prada 326 euros
It fits comfortably in his pocket. The sheath which doubles as handle protects his pocket from the worm's sharp point.
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Order and discipline rate highly on his list of priorities. He is a proud man. Once he took a mistress.
This made his father very proud of him.
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For years he had called to my door, always holding his old radio to his ear to deflect unwanted conversations. Without speaking he would eat his bread and drink his tea on the doorstep then leave behind the empty plate and cup.
One day he spoke. He handed back the sandwich and said "it has no butter on it".
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Mother and child carving value unknown
He is meticulous in keeping notes. In a small diary he records the names of those he meets, the place of their meeting and their chosen professions, as well as brief reminders of their conversations. People praise him on his astounding memory.
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Apostle spoons about 185 euros each
Before her annual holiday, she mixes her own suntan lotion - half olive oil and half lavender water.
Afterwards, she brings her new body-markings home. She loves handrolled cigars and a man called Oscar.
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Tortoise shell found object
It is so easy, she finds, to come up with the little lies and the excuses. They just roll off her tongue. And people do so admire her for her talents, her courage and her generosity.
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Mangrove root bracelet value unknown
She shared his young love with a friend, until later, when she was brave enough to ask him to make a choice. He made his choice, then he threw himself under a train.
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One morning, when she arrived at school, all that was left of the building was a pile of smouldering beams and shattered glass. They told her she was the envy of every schoolchild in the world.
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Ethiopian necklace Kshs 1700 The consummate ease and sureness of his touch suggest that he has spent his life doing nothing else.
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Every year on the first day of Christmas he starts reading the Cruel Sea by Nicolas Monserrat. He finishes the book on January 6th - Epiphany - or what the Spanish call Los Reyes. He believes that a spoonful of chilli paste will cure even the worst cold.
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