ALL things change except bar- 

 bers, the ways of barbers, and 

 the surroundings of barbers. 

 These never change. What one ex- 

 periences in a barber's shop the first 

 time he enters one is what he always 

 experiences in barbers' shops after- 

 wards till the end of his days. I got 

 shaved this morning as usual. A man 

 approached the door from Jones Street 

 as I approached it from Main — a thing 

 that always happens. I hurried up, but it was of no use ; he entered the door one 

 little step ahead of me, and I followed in on his heels and saw him take the only 

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