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The boy looked at the food, then at the old man, and sighed deeply.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201cHere, take it,\u201d he said quietly, handing him half the bread and the apple.<\/p>\n
The old man lifted his eyes. A flicker of surprise appeared in them, as though he had long since stopped expecting kindness. His fingers trembled as he accepted the offering.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201cWhy did you do that?\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201cBecause I know what it\u2019s like to be hungry,\u201d the boy replied.<\/p>\n
They sat on their bunks, eating their dinner in silence.<\/p>\n
Only the crunch of the apple and the crackle of the bread crust broke the stillness of the cell. But suddenly, the old man set the food aside and looked at his cellmate with an entirely different gaze \u2013 serious, uneasy.<\/p>\n