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the town hall of 1894, Dutch Renaissance in red brick
Yonex Women's Tank Top with Sports Bra: Red brick, Dutch Renaissance, eighteen-ninety-FOUR — turrets, gables, corbels, the whole magnificent lot — and do I hear a bid on this top, built-in bra, moisture-wicking, ladies, going going GONE — just like your old sports bra should be.
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the Alte Waage of 1714, the old weigh house on the square
Yonex Women's Tank Top with Sports Bra: Seventeen-fourteen, the Alte Waage, they WEIGHED the goods right here on this square — grain, butter, livestock, the whole East Frisian economy on the scales — and I am WEIGHING this top right now: lightweight, supportive, exceptional value. Sold.
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the harbour, the 1909 steamer Prinz Heinrich tied at the quay
Yonex Women's Tank Top with Sports Bra: Nineteen-oh-nine, steel hull, steam power, the Prinz Heinrich has been at this quay for over a century — do you know what else has lasting power? This Yonex tank, ladies and gentlemen, breathable, durable, sea-worthy style. All aboard!
Right, moving fast, and this lot is a two-for-one, which is the only kind of two-for-one I will personally vouch for. One garment. Two jobs. A sleeveless tank with the sports bra built into it — no layering, no straps arguing with each other under the shoulder, no second thing to wash, no second thing to forget in a hotel room. Do I hear a simpler morning? I do. Sold.
Valuing it properly. The fabric is breathable and moves moisture off the skin, which on a hot court is the difference between a shirt that works with you and a shirt that hangs on you. Sleeveless, so the shoulder is entirely free through the service motion, which is where a badly cut top costs you actual points.
The built-in bra gives support without a second band across the ribs — one layer at the chest instead of two, which anybody who has played in July will value immediately. Sizes XS through XL. Wash it cool, hang it to dry, keep it away from fabric softener, which coats technical fabric and undoes the very thing you paid for.
And now Leer, which is my kind of town, because Leer knows exactly what everything is worth. There is a building on the square called the Alte Waage, dated 1714 — the old weigh house — and its entire purpose was to put goods on the scales and settle the argument in public.
A whole building devoted to establishing value.
Down at the harbour the steamer Prinz Heinrich, 1909, is tied at the quay, and I could talk about that hull for twenty minutes without repeating myself. Going once.
Do I hear a bid for the whole town?
One garment doing two jobs. Weighed, valued, and sold before you have finished reading this.
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