First Line: THE MAN RAISES HIS EYES FROM THE TABLE AND GAZES AT THE MURALS OF WOMEN Last Line: HOW PATIENT AND UNCHANGED THE ONLOOKERS Subject(s): RESTAURANTS; CAFES; DINERS;
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