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The Shrine

This is the part of the house I built for a feeling. Museum-quality artifacts, museum not included. Viewing by appointment, or whenever I can corner you.

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The White Suit

Polyester. Flammable. Priceless. Never worn outside. Okay, once — but it rained, and it was worth it.

Do not touch

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The Ticket Stub

Laminated, framed, and insured for more than my car. I have not told the insurance company what it is.

Do not touch

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Danny Zuko's Comb (Allegedly)

Bought online from a man named Gary. Gary says it's real. I have chosen to trust Gary.

Do not touch

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The Model Airplane

He's a pilot, so I bought a toy plane. We are, for all useful purposes, co-pilots now.

Do not touch

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Royale With Cheese

Ordered once in his honor and preserved in resin. Do not eat. Do not ask me to explain.

Do not touch

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Look Who's Talking VHS

Worn out from rewinding. I talk back to it. It does not reply, but it listens better than most.

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The Altar Wall

He is the reason the shelf exists, so he gets the shelf. He does not get the website.

TV promo photo of a young man in a denim jacket smiling on a classroom set

TV still of a young man at a classroom desk in a denim jacket, holding a pen

Vintage album cover portrait of a young man in a blue sweater

Black-and-white press portrait of a man in a pinstripe suit and tie

Promotional still of a man in a black leather motorcycle jacket smiling under a blue sky

Promotional photo from Grease of a man with slicked-back hair smiling against a blue sky

Still from Saturday Night Fever: a man dancing on an illuminated floor with one arm raised

Vintage portrait of a man in his late twenties holding a jacket near the water

Formal event photo of a man in a white dinner jacket and bow tie

Red-carpet photo of a man with a salt-and-pepper beard smiling at the camera

Sharp close-up red-carpet photo of a man in his mid-sixties smirking off-camera

“Everything in this room is a piece of a plan. The plan is a dance. The dance is waiting on a partner. The partner is on the wall, looking fine, and completely unhelpful.”

— Chilone, giving the house tour

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