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10.5.09 1:59 PM EDT By Phil Villarreal
Reader Emily snapped this photo at the Duane Reade at 58th and 8th in Manhattan.
Are those Santa hats getting you in the mood for some tasty smokes? And maybe some gum afterward so your breath doesn’t smell like a Saint Nick-plundered chimney.
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