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her way from aisle to aisle, not actually





                  buying anything. There were times when





                  she would come in alone, content with her





                  earphones while listening to music on her





                  Walkman. A song would make her laugh





                  or  gaze  into  space.  I  once  caught  her





                  crying and eating ice-cream right out of





                  the  tub  as  she  sat  cross-legged  on  the






                  freezer  door.  She  bought  the  container,




                  of  course,  and  gave  the  rest  of  it  to  a






                  beggar outside. Sin was in a world of her
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