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Proles join with the middle class in the pleasure with which they contemplate their own names, which is to say, the assurance they derive from knowing that they are not as anonymous and replaceable, as society, in its dealings with them, seems to imply. This need is like that of little children who by similar means gain assurance of their identity and value: 'This is my very own shoe bag,' 'My very own cup and plate,' etc. Thus from one middle-class catalogue you can order His-Her wristwatches, with 'John' on the face of one, 'Mary' on the other. This feature will bring you pleasure countless times a day as you glance at your wrist to ascertain the time and find your own invaluable name there: what a comfort--you are somebody after all. This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so viewer discretion is required.