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quickly running down onto and off the tip of

its nose.

He crouched down in front of the man and

offered him the still sealed packet of salt and

vinegar crisps that he had put into his left side

jacket pocket before he had got onto the bus

but had completely forgotten about due to his

thoughts of Anouska.

“Thank you,” said the old man, who took it,

opened the packet and quickly started

consuming its contents, with old smiling

wrinkles appearing upon his cheeks.

Sam patted the head of the dog gently,

smiled back at the man, stood up and walked

back home.

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After Sam had eventually shoved the front

door of the house inwards - still stiff due to the

recent restoration of the building - had

climbed up the new pristine steel staircase