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Somewhere around the middle of this year, I decided I needed a new bag for the daily commute. Something polished, but not stuffy. Functional. Relatively affordable. It seemed like a simple thing. But I managed to Inception myself, letting a small idea twist and corrupt itself in my mind until it was an impossible obsession. Eventually, I was on the hunt for the bag . The platonic ideal. The one and only.

I will spare you the details of my long hours scouring enthusiast forums and retail sites. I will mention only briefly that I started to consider spending a month’s rent or more on a bespoke option. I will let the moments

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