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I don\u2019t have a home,\u201d he rasped. \u201cBut I\u2019ll be okay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lily\u2019s face crumpled. \u201cSo you\u2019re homeless,\u201d she whispered. \u201cThat means no refrigerator\u2026 no food\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Then she did something that stole my breath. She pulled three wrinkled dollars from her rainbow coin purse\u2014the one she\u2019d been filling with birthday money and spare change\u2014and pressed them into his hand, along with her lemonade.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease go eat,\u201d she said. \u201cIt would make me really happy. I like McDonald\u2019s. You should go there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man stared at her like she\u2019d placed treasure in his lap. His hand trembled as he took the drink and cash.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d he whispered, his shoulders loosening.<\/p>\n

Two nearby shoppers, who had been watching, stepped forward\u2014one handed him a $20, the other a $50. Kindness rippled outward.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t have a home,\u201d he rasped. \u201cBut I\u2019ll be okay.\u201d Lily\u2019s face crumpled. \u201cSo you\u2019re homeless,\u201d she whispered. \u201cThat means no refrigerator\u2026 no food\u2026\u201d For illustrative purposes only Then she did something that stole my breath. She pulled three wrinkled dollars from her rainbow coin purse\u2014the one she\u2019d been filling with birthday money and…<\/p>\n

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