Then, soak your wary legs in the hot tub and curl up with a book by the fireplace in your room.

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Hair removal goes back to ancient Egypt, where women applied hot wax and strips of gauze to their legs.

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Some analysts were attributing part of the unexpected drop-off to one-time factors such as unusually hot summer weather, which has left many parents and kids less than eager to shop for clothes with legs and long sleeves.

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