While Del was enjoying himself a dark, enigmatic woman approached him.

Del was floored by the woman's perception and began to speak in illustrated metaphors.

"My obsession with Santa began back in 1993. I was having a bite to eat in Las Crusas, New Mexico. The fat guy crossed my mind as an afterthought to something I'd eaten."

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