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Aber bevor das Material weiß und genormt war, mußte es bearbeitet, gewaschen und diversen Spülgängen unterzogen werden (deren Formeln Lewissohn in überholt romantischer Manier vor seinen Konkurrenten geheimhielt). Wenn das Zeug im Rohzustand in die Flockenmaschine kam, schwebten überall flauschig weiche Fusseln herum, die sich in Nase, Haar und Kleidung festsetzten.
But before the stuff was white and on bolts, it had to be processed and washed and subjected to various rinses (whose formulae Lewissohn unnecessarily and rather romantically guarded from competitors), and from the carding stalls the white wool-like stuff floated out into the air, got into the nose, and stuck to the clothing and the hair.
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