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In the late Soviet Union, one wrong step with imported jeans could ruin your life. When Maximych opened his garage, we discovered mountains of Levi's, Japanese tape recorders and other treasures that could make us rich overnight. But the biggest danger wasn't the police — it was my wife finding a bag full of contraband hidden under our bed and asking the question I feared most: