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IN THE future, at an undetermined time and place, an impeccably dressed Portuguese man will settle down with his grandchildren around him.
They’ll ask: “What did you do with your life, grandad?”
He’ll give them a warm, knowing smile, and, understandably, they’ll be absolutely petrified because, even when he’s smiling, he still looks like he’s a part of the One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest cast. Especially when he’s sm...