Zen Orleans

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Glass Eyes.

Glass Eyes.

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Whalehead King
Aug 14, 2024
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The old Creole women who sit on their front porches say that there used to be a lot more glass eyes around the city.  There used to be more eyepatches, too, so many, that even Rubenstiens’ carried a line of eyepatches.  They still do.  The Rubenstiens are New Orleans leading haberdashers.

Rubenstiens' has never carried glass eyes.  They never had a staff…

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