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   Hi, All!   
      
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   Barnes arrived just after midnight, and he was a very   
   different sight from our first meeting. The Brooks   
   Brothers stuff had gone, and he now looked like he was   
   ready to head into the Nicaraguan jungle at the drop of   
   a bomb. Khaki trousers, dark-green twill shirt, Red   
   Wing boots. A military-looking watch with canvas strap   
   had taken the place of the dress Rolex. I had the   
   feeling that for two pins he'd have been in front of a   
   mirror, slapping camouflage paint on to his face. The   
   lines were deeper than ever.   
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   What did the author mean in "I had the feeling that for two pins he'd have   
   been in front of a mirror, slapping camouflage paint on to his face."?   
      
   Bye, All!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
      
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