A black comb with a brass handle rests inside a folded blue denim cuff.

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When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way! From your first cigarette to your last dying day!

— West Side Story

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Being a Jet is described as an identity that lasts through an entire life. The repeated name and insistence on belonging all the way leave little room for a temporary attachment. The span from first cigarette to death gives that loyalty an emphatic, absolute form.

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