Kim almost swooned in shock and delight as he was confronted by his own image. He peered out shyly from beneath the lacy brim of the baby bonnet, which reminded Kim of a barnstormer’s leather crash helmet and made him look, he thought, like the cartoon character Rocky the flying squirrel. Although the pink bib was too small to serve its intended purpose of catching spills, it nevertheless made an outsized contribution to the infantile effect.

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