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I entertained myself by watching the Vietnamese proprietor teach a young Mexican woman with plump fingers how to groom nails. He was gentle and patient. First he applied polish to the nails on her hand, demonstrating how to brush the surface of the nail properly. Then he stretched his own hand out to her so she could demonstrate what she had learned. They made a perfect picture. Lit by light from the street, the teacher and pupil polishing each other's nails was a scene worthy of Vermeer.

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