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t a
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l o
f
f
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t
ed t
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ind
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om
e
th
ing n
i
c
e t
o w
ea
r t
o th
e ev
en
t la
s
t m
on
th
c
e
l
eb
ra
t
ing th
e ann
iv
e
r
sa
ry o
f th
e rad
i
o d
o
cu
-
m
en
ta
ry on wh
i
ch th
e f
i
lm wa
s ba
s
ed
. Sh
opp
ing f
o
r
c
l
o
th
e
s i
s on
e o
f my l
ea
s
t fav
o
r
i
t
e a
c
t
iv
i
t
i
e
s
, s
o I
g
en
e
ra
l
ly pu
t
i
t o
f
f un
t
i
l th
e
la
s
t m
inu
t
e
. D
e
sp
i
t
e my
fa
t
igu
e
, I v
en
tu
r
ed t
o L
l
oyd C
en
t
e
r
, t
rudg
ing a
l
ong
f
r
om on
e s
t
o
r
e t
o an
o
th
e
r
.
In r
e
t
r
o
sp
e
c
t
, th
e sh
opp
ing t
r
ip wa
sn
’
t su
ch a
sma
r
t
id
ea f
o
l
l
ow
ing a tw
o
-m
i
l
e wa
lk on a t
r
eadm
i
l
l
.
I wa
s t
ry
ing on ja
ck
e
t
s and ca
rd
igan
s
, bu
t d
id n
o
t
wan
t t
o wa
lk ba
ck and f
o
r
th t
o th
e d
r
e
s
s
ing r
o
om
, s
o
I s
tay
ed on th
e sa
l
e
s f
l
o
o
r
, tak
ing o
f
f my sma
l
l b
la
ck
a
c
r
o
s
s
-
th
e
-
sh
ou
ld
e
r pu
r
s
e and hang
ing i
t on on
e o
f
th
e ra
ck
s
. I wa
lk
ed a
r
ound f
o
r a m
inu
t
e o
r tw
o
b
e
f
o
r
e r
ea
l
i
z
ing I wa
sn
’
t w
ea
r
ing th
e pu
r
s
e any
l
ong
e
r
.
A f
ran
t
i
c r
e
t
ra
c
ing o
f my f
o
o
t
s
t
ep
s f
o
l
l
ow
ed a
s I
da
r
t
ed a
r
ound th
e c
l
o
th
ing ra
ck
s
, a
l
l th
e wh
i
l
e
mu
t
t
e
r
ing c
omm
en
t
s ab
ou
t my s
tup
id
i
ty and
env
i
s
i
on
ing th
e o
rd
ea
l o
f r
ep
la
c
ing my c
r
ed
i
t ca
rd
s
and iPh
on
e
.
I app
r
oa
ch
ed a wh
i
t
e sa
l
e
s c
l
e
rk wh
o r
e
sp
ond
ed
,
“Oh
, tha
t
’
s t
o
o bad
.
” Th
en
, a
s I b
e
cam
e m
o
r
e
d
i
s
t
raugh
t
, an A
f
r
i
can
-Am
e
r
i
can sa
l
e
s c
l
e
rk ab
ou
t
my ag
e t
o
ok i
t up
on h
e
r
s
e
l
f t
o h
e
lp m
e s
ea
r
ch
ev
e
rywh
e
r
e in th
e d
epa
r
tm
en
t
. W
e w
e
r
e s
o
on
j
o
in
ed
by a wh
i
t
e w
oman wh
o sa
id
, “
I had th
i
s happ
en t
o
m
e b
e
f
o
r
e and I
’m su
r
e i
t
’
s in th
e s
t
o
r
e s
om
ewh
e
r
e
.
”
Sh
e t
r
i
ed d
ia
l
ing my ph
on
e numb
e
r
, bu
t w
e c
ou
ld
n
o
t h
ea
r i
t ov
e
r th
e s
t
o
r
e Mu
zak
. An
o
th
e
r wh
i
t
e
w
oman s
o
on ha
l
t
ed h
e
r sh
opp
ing and j
o
in
ed th
e
s
ea
r
ch
. I a
sk
ed th
e s
e
c
ond sa
l
e
s c
l
e
rk t
o ca
l
l my
hu
sband
, wh
o wa
s a
t h
om
e and c
ou
ld a
c
t
iva
t
e th
e
“F
ind My iPh
on
e
” app
.
W
e d
i
sp
e
r
s
ed th
r
ough
ou
t th
e f
l
o
o
r t
ry
ing t
o h
ea
r
th
e s
ona
r a
la
rm o
f th
e app i
f th
e ph
on
e and pu
r
s
e
w
e
r
e s
t
i
l
l in th
e s
t
o
r
e
. A
l
l o
f a sudd
en
, a y
oung
b
l
ond
e w
oman app
ea
r
ed f
r
om th
e c
l
o
th
ing ra
ck
s
h
o
ld
ing up my pu
r
s
e and a
sk
ed
, “
I
s th
i
s s
om
e
on
e
’
s
bag
?
”
“Y
e
s
!
” I sh
ou
t
ed and th
en hugg
ed h
e
r a
s sh
e
hand
ed my pu
r
s
e t
o m
e
. Th
en I ca
l
l
ed ou
t t
o th
e
w
om
en in th
e s
ea
r
ch pa
r
ty
: “W
e f
ound i
t
! W
e f
ound
i
t
!
” Th
ey cam
e runn
ing and I hugg
ed th
em a
l
l w
i
th a
f
ew t
ea
r
s t
r
i
ck
l
ing f
r
om my ey
e
s wh
i
l
e thank
ing
th
em f
o
r th
e
i
r k
indn
e
s
s
.
A m
o
ra
l o
f th
e s
t
o
ry
: D
on
’
t g
o sh
opp
ing wh
en
y
ou
’
r
e t
i
r
ed
. An
o
th
e
r m
o
ra
l
: Th
e
r
e a
r
e s
o many
g
r
ea
t w
om
en in th
i
s w
o
r
ld
.
La
t
e
r
, I r
e
f
l
e
c
t
ed on th
e c
omm
on cau
s
e tha
t
b
r
ough
t t
og
e
th
e
r an A
s
ian Am
e
r
i
can
, an A
f
r
i
can
Am
e
r
i
can
, and tw
o wh
i
t
e w
om
en
. Y
e
s
, i
t wa
s my
cau
s
e
, bu
t I kn
ow in my h
ea
r
t
, I
, t
o
o
, w
ou
ld hav
e
d
r
opp
ed ev
e
ry
th
ing t
o h
e
lp an
o
th
e
r w
oman f
ind
s
om
e
th
ing tha
t wa
s d
ea
r t
o h
e
r
. I w
ond
e
r
ed h
ow
s
t
rang
e
r
s w
i
th su
ch d
iv
e
r
s
e ba
ckg
r
ound
s f
ind
c
ompa
s
s
i
on and k
indn
e
s
s am
ong
s
t ea
ch o
th
e
r
. I
w
ond
e
r
ed wha
t c
omm
ona
l
i
t
i
e
s p
e
op
l
e p
o
s
s
e
s
s tha
t
a
l
l
ow th
em t
o s
e
e th
r
ough ra
c
e and d
em
og
raph
i
c
s
,
a
c
t ou
t o
f s
e
l
f
l
e
s
sn
e
s
s
, and v
i
ew ea
ch o
th
e
r w
i
th th
e
sam
e imp
o
r
tan
c
e th
ey p
la
c
e on th
em
s
e
lv
e
s
.
Th
e d
iv
id
e b
e
tw
e
en ra
c
e
s ha
s c
om
e in
t
o sha
rp
f
o
cu
s la
t
e
ly
, in l
igh
t o
f th
e g
rand
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ju
ry d
e
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s
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m
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ld wan
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th
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lv
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s
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s exp
r
e
s
s
ed in th
i
s n
ew
spap
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r a
r
e tho
s
e o
f th
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tho
r
s and no
t n
e
c
e
s
sa
r
i
ly tho
s
e o
f th
i
s pub
l
i
ca
t
ion
.
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r
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lenda
r
!
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r o
f the Sheep beg
in
s
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rua
r
y 19
, 2015
.
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l Y
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r o
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, February 2 a
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