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&ilyscrawledsignonthecrumpledcardboardread:BROKE-NEEDDOGFOOD.ThedesperateyouhesigninonehandaheotherashepacedbadforthonthebusydowntownLasVegas.
Attachedtotheleashuphanayearold.Notfarfromthemwasanofthesamebreed，ppost.Hewashowlingintothebriskchilloftheapproaterevening，withawailthatcouldbeheardforblocks.Itwasasthoughheknewhisowhesignthatedohimread:FORSALE.
&ingaboutmyowion，Iquiedtheadeabeeliowardthehomelesstrio.Foryears，I’vekeptdogandcatfoodirunkofmycarforstrayryanimalsIoftenfind.It’sbeenaingthoseI’ttakein.It’salsowhatI’veusedtoanyascareddogofftheroadtosafety.Helpingneedyanimalshasalwaysbeenanautomatie.
Ipullediparkinglotandgrabbedafivepoundbagofdogfood，aerofwateray-dollarbillfrommypurse.Iapproachedtheragged-lookingmanandhisunhappydogswarily.Ifthismathesecreaturesorwasusingthemase-ons，Iknewmyangerwouldquicklytakeover.Theatthesky，whiningpitifully.JustbeforeIreachedthem，atruckpulledupalohemandaskedhowmuwahe.
“Fiftybucks，”
themanontheerreplied，thenaddedquickly，“butIreallydon'twanttosellhi”
“Ishepapered?”
“No.”
“Ishefixed?”
“No.”
“Howoldishe?”
&Ireallydon'twanttosellhiijustofeedhi”
“IfIhadfiftybucks，I'dbuyhi”
thelightturhetruckspedoff.
Themanshookhisheadandueddejectedlypagthesidewalk.Wheiingiiooppedwalkingandwatchedmeapproach.Thepupbeganwagginghistail.“Hi.”
Ioffered，asIdrewheyoungmaleandfriendly，andIsejustbylookingihewassomeoneinrealcrisis.
“Ihavesomefoodherefs.”
Isaid.DumbfouhebagasIsetdowerinfrontofthe
“Yhtwater，too?”
heaskedincredulously.Webothkdowhe，andthepuppygreetedmeenthusiastically“Thato.dthisone’sDog.I’mWayhesad，stenoughtoseewhatwasiainer.
“ened，Wayabitihealyandsimply.“Well，IjustmovedoutherefromArizonaabeeofindwork.I’matthepoievehedogs.”
“Whereareyouliving?”
“Inthattruckrightthere.”
Hepoioadilapidatedoldvehiclethatarkedcloseby.Ithadaralohashell，soatleasttheyhadshelterfromtheelements.
Thepuphadylapaledin.Iaskedeofworkhedid.“I’mamedawelder，”
hesaid，“Butthere’snothingouthereforeither.I’velookedahesedogsaremyfamily;Ihatetohavetosellthem，butIjust’taffordtofeedthe”
&sayingitoverandover.Hedidn’twahem，buthe’tfeedtheAnawfullookcameoverhisfaceeverytimeherepeatedit.Itwasasifhemighthavetogiveupachild.
&imeseemedrighttocasuallypassoverthetwenty-dollarbill，hopingIwouldn’tfurtherdamagehisalreadyshakypride.“Here.Usethistobuyyourselfsomethi.”
&hanks.”
heslowlyreplied，uolookmeintheface.
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