As the sort of people who are on a first-name basis with librarians, historians and English professors, historians are thrilled to hold a new book, to crack the binding and break it in like a new pair of shoes.

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It selected 49 women to sell Bata shoes but realized they would never manage to break even by selling only one product.

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He says : Contrary to a woman's ensemble, shoes rarely make a man's outfit, but they can often break it.

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To use it you basically straddle a bicycle seat with robotic legs, tie it to your shoes, and then (gingerly) go about your business, uncomfortably demonstrated in a video after the break.

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