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"But don't you find it boring to wear only two colors? 'Not at all. I find it liberating. I believe my life has value, and I don't want to waste it thinking about clothing, Malcolm said. 'I don't want to think about what I will wear in the morning. Truly, can you imagine anything more boring than fashion? Professional sports, perhaps. Grown men swatting little balls, while the rest of the world pays money to applaud. But, on the whole, I find fashion even more tedious than sports."
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