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I smiled and said X*d be happy to accommodate her, but X had no pen and no paper* ?ǥ0h*u she replied matter-of-factly, "but have#?ǥ With that she reached inside her massive beehive hairdo and brought forth an autograph booh and a ballpoint pen. Japanese ingenuity was evident once again during my tour when I stopped in Tokyo* and was approached by a teenaged youth who bowed politely and asked if i would ?ǣhonor4 him with my "esteemed" autograph. How can you refuse t flatter- ing request like that? "Of course*" X replied* returned his bow* whereupon he presented what looked like a salesclerk*s book* complete with half a dozen carbon papers between the sheets. It turned out that several friends* unable to him* had requested he obtain autographs for them* in west Berlin X was flattered by the approach of a pair J of adorable twin girls* about 1^ years old* who cornered me in my hotel lobby and politely asked for my autograph. X took out my pen* picked up a piece of hotel stationery* and asked them for their first names* so that X could add a personal touch to the inscription. "Oh, it*s not for us* ?? they giggled in unison* "it*s for Mama. She*s the Paul Anka fan in the family* We like SechJ" , . fmore-