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A sign indicating that face masks are preferred but not required at Harmony Moon, a gift shop in downtown Staunton, Virginia. This particular store was really slow in giving up masking, as they had a similar sign posted requiring masks inside their store well into 2022 before replacing it with this one. However, the "We are happy to supply you with one if you do not have one of your own" seems kind of suspect to me, though, as it's clear that they really want everyone to be masked in their store, ostensibly to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but requiring it was bad for business. By September 2023, this sign had disappeared, and it was not replaced.

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