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Folding towels into animals is a strict hospitality art

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Someone actually sat down and standardized exactly how many folds it takes to make a terrycloth swan. Housekeepers are routinely trained in the surprisingly rigid discipline of turning ordinary bath linens into temporary zoo creatures.

Folding towels into animals is a strict hospitality art
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