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“That is going to be three dollars please.”

 

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He scanned my I.D. for nearly two minutes before reaching back for the pack of cigarettes I had originally asked him for. I had the time to count all of the scratch tickets that were flowing behind him. 34 different kinds.

 

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Chino sits behind the counter from six thirty in the morning to ten at night selling the neighborhood all of their fixes. Candy, Carcinogens, Soda, and Sold out Lottery Dreams.