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<DIV>Well, I'm almost done with my Chakaal costume for Mid-Ohio Con. I just have the belt and sword left to do yet. This leaves me with one little quandary: Chakaal does not wear shoes. There are several reasons I can think of to not go running around a con barefoot (reinforced titanium flooring, the sticky residue of all those people, getting my toes squished, and what if they have a "no shoes, no shirt, no Sergio" policy?). </DIV>
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<DIV>Anyone have any suggestions of how to do the barefoot character look without actually going footwear-free?</DIV>
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<DIV>Janet</DIV></BODY></HTML>