The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind.

Scott Westerfeld
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The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind. The function of manufacturing shoes by hand is a difficult one to grasp. So much so that the shoes are not produced by machines, but by hand. After all, how can you make shoes by hand without first designing the design?

Source: Uglies

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