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At Odessa Instant Shoe Repair, fixing your soles is an art form

At Odessa Instant Shoe Repair, fixing your soles is an art form

Robert Glover thinks of fixing shoes like sculpting. “Like making something out of clay. I’m taking a pair of shoes, tearing them apart and putting them back together,” he said, while sitting behind a counter labeled “No refunds” and surrounded by medieval-looking presses, clamps, shoe stands and single loose shoes.

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