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无辜的流浪者
InnocentHomeless
洛里·S.莫尔 /
Thehastilyscrawledsignonthecrumpledcardboardread: BROKE—.
, , , forthesignthatwasproppednexttohimread: FORSALE.
Forgettingaboutmyowndestination, , I''sbeenawayofhelpingthoseIcouldn''salsowhatI'.
Ipulledintothenearestparkinglotandgrabbedafivepoundbagofdogfood, -ons, , , atruckpulledupalongsideofthemandaskedhowmuchthemanwantedfortheolderdog.
“Fiftybucks,” themanonthecornerreplied, thenaddedquickly, “butIreallydon'twanttosellhim.”
“Ishepapered?”
“No.”
“Ishefixed?”
“No.”
“Howoldishe?”
“’.”
“IfIhadfiftybucks, I'dbuyhim.” Thelightturnedgreen, andthetruckspedoff.
, .
“Hi,” Ioffered, 'sfacewasgentleandfriendly, andIcouldsensejustbylookinginhiseyesthathewassomeoneinrealcrisis.
“Ihavesomefoodhereforyourdogs,” , hetookthebagasIsetdownthewaterinfrontofthem.
“Youbroughtwater, too?” , andthepuppygreetedmeenthusiastically
“ThatonethereisT.C., andthisone'sDog.I'mWayne.”Thesad, olderdogstoppedcryinglongenoughtoseewhatwasinthecontainer.
“Whathappened, Wayne?” , butheansweredmedirectlyandsimply.“Well, IjustmovedoutherefromArizonaandhaven'tbeenabletofindwork.I'matthepointwhereIcan'tevenfeedthedogs.”
“Whereareyouliving?”
“Inthattruckrightthere.” , soatleasttheyhadshelterfromtheelements.
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“I’mamechanicandawelder,” hesaid, “Butthere’snothingouthereforeither.I'; Ihatetohavetosellthem, butIjustcan’taffordtofeedthem.”
’twanttosellthem, buthecouldn'.
Thetimeseemedrighttocasuallypassoverthetwenty-dollarbill, hopingIwouldn'tfurtherdamagehisalreadyshakypride.“.”
“Well, thanks,” heslowlyreplied, unabletolookmeintheface.“Thiscouldgetusaroomforthenight, too.”
“Howlonghaveyoubeenouthere?”
“Allday.”
“Hasn’tanyoneelsestopped?”
“No, you’rethefirst.” , whenthesundropped, thetemperaturewoulddipintothethirties.
Mymindwentintofast-forwardasIpicturedthethreeofthemgoingwithoutevenasinglemealtoday, perhapsforseveraldays, andspendingmanylong, coldhourscoopedupintheirinadequate , makeshiftshelter.
Seeingpeoplebegforfoodisn’’-parentofninewell-fedandpassionatelyloveddogsofmyown, ithitadeepchordinme.
Idon’tthinkI’lleverreallyknowwhatcameovermeatthatmoment, inspiringmetodowhatIdidnext, '.
, ’’, (fortypounds, tobeexact)., .
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