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"  Although society had been flirting with the return of the mustache for years, we&amp;#039;d remained unconvinced. It had become a trifle, a mockable prop -- even to those sporting it.  But sometimes the truth comes at you unexpected. Like maybe riding down from the rooftop bar of a fine New York hotel, after an evening of drinks, in a paneled elevator crowded with not a few beautiful women, some of us yobs from the office, and, in the middle, a single man standing tall, in a dark suit, wearing a mustache.  The space grew quiet, then one of our people -- the one who&amp;#039;d had the most to drink -- started in: &amp;quot;The mustache. Are we okay with the mustache?&amp;quot; A response came without hesitation or rancor. &amp;quot;Oh, yes, you should try it yourself,&amp;quot; the man with the mustache said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s empowering.&amp;quot; The accent was Merseyside. He sounded like a bodhisattvan Ringo Starr.  But we weren&amp;#039;t done with him. &amp;quot;Really? What about maintenance?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s less to do. You don&amp;#039;t even think about it.&amp;quot;  Our own guy hesitated, paused, and confessed: &amp;quot;The truth is, I have thought about it, but don&amp;#039;t know if I could pull it off.&amp;quot; The man nodded. He understood. &amp;quot;You can. It&amp;#039;s a declaration. Try it. Set yourself free.&amp;quot;  With that, the doors opened and he disappeared into the night. And we were believers. The serious mustache is back. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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