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It was the film you argued about, the poem you read aloud, the \"listen to this\" that began every golpo, and the table that always had room for one more chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a contemporary artist's imagination of that room, drawn in fine white lines on black and made to be worn. For readers, students, artists, and everyone who has ever lost an afternoon, happily, to good talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear it to your next adda. Wear it all winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for the Bengali winter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003e240 GSM French terry cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e, the weight of a sweatshirt in the shape of a T-shirt. It's smooth outside and soft and looped inside, with a ribbed collar and cuffs that hold their shape. 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