"I first got married at 17,"
said the cashier, as she draggedmy stuff's bar-codes acrossthe mysterious prone mirror.I didn't know what her forearm'stattoos represented. To methey stayed abstract &so I liked them very much.She continued: "He was a sweetguy but not very smart." "You,"she added, "saved 20 dollarson your groceries today.""Thank you very much," I said."Of course!" she said--which seemsto be what people say nowinstead of "You're welcome."
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