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Compared to them, Dorel Vasilescu’s hands are way too big.
He rubs them together, he sticks them in his pockets.
No one knows he is Dorel. And Vasilescu.
Confidently moving from one chair to the next, Mr. Gică
cuts and shaves.
And washes hair, and massages.
Some people think they’re Yuri Gagarin and they’re crazy.
Some think they’re Jesus Christ and they’re crazier.
Mr. Gică wrote a book
called
Vademecum for Barbers
He is the world’s greatest barber.
Dorel Vasilescu, dressed in grey, waits his turn,
between a soccer player and a tenor.
Rushing from one chair to the next,
Mr. Gică trims sideburns
and clips rebellious hairs off the neck.