It took him hours to sober up.

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His permatan, and his vanity, were his weakness. I needed a picture of him, and it needed to be as unflattering as possible. Moving my train of thought on a bit, I reasoned that he must also be a lover of natural sunbathing.

To protect our legs we wore over the trousers heavy leather chaparejos, sometimes of bear or buffalo hide.