I put 40 cents into the coffee money box
and poured some coffee from the Mr. Coffee machine
into a white styrofoam cup.
"I really like your shoes," said the woman
who wearing a straight gray skirt and
a matching gray jacket.
I looked down at my feet.
I was wearing red plastic sandals.




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Uncle Roger File 3: Terminals by Judy Malloy
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