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Ballet costumes by Chagall
Author Robert Crais posts on Facebook: "Another reason I love LA is because people like this live here. They painted their garage door to look like book shelves." Crais, by the way, discussed Los Angeles as a "natural canvas" for mysteries with Karen Grigsby Bates today on NPR's Morning Edition.
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LA garage door painted to look like bookshelves
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