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when he sees La gorda de porcelana standing barely dressed in a store window and decides to buy her (also named FantasĂa). She fascinates him from the very first moment, winks at him, and so he is prepared to pay an entire month's salary for her. From this day on (which is point-of-no-return in the story), his life changes. Since he is not allowed to bring FantasĂa into his flat, he tries to hide her at work. At work their friendship begins. Don
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got a divorce from her first husband in 1973, which may have inspired the monotonous life of protagonist Don
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