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I don\u2019t know why I stopped. Maybe guilt. Maybe curiosity. He looked like someone\u2019s grandfather, hands rough, posture proud, not a trace of salesmanship in his eyes.<\/p>\n

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I rolled down the window. \u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t smile. Just nodded toward the plastic cup he\u2019d set out. \u201cTaste first.\u201d<\/p>\n

The milk was cold, fresh, better than anything in the stores. I handed him cash and drove off with a bottle in the passenger seat, feeling like I\u2019d just bought something from another century.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know why I stopped. Maybe guilt. Maybe curiosity. He looked like someone\u2019s grandfather, hands rough, posture proud, not a trace of salesmanship in his eyes. I rolled down the window. \u201cHow much?\u201d He didn\u2019t smile. Just nodded toward the plastic cup he\u2019d set out. \u201cTaste first.\u201d The milk was cold, fresh, better than…<\/p>\n

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