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Clothes made him feel safe. Camouflaged. Normal.

Being out in public ... where people could look at him ... stare at him ... where he felt like an oddity. The clothing gave him the illusion of being able to blend in.
This gives the donning of the Superman suit, when it happens, much more significance.

I loved this whole chapter. notworthy Looking forward to more. (Today, maybe? grovel )

"Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster and what has happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution" - Daniel Webster