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teacher took count of which
students wanted to buy books.
Almost every student wanted at
least one. But once more, my
attention was drawn to the little boy
with the ragged clothes.
He approached his teacher with
some apprehension. “May I go call
my mother and see if I can get some
money to buy a book?” he asked.
The teacher shook her head.
“Daniel, you know I can’t let you
go to the office. You are on the no
call list.”
Daniel pleaded for a short time,
but when the answer remained the
same, he suddenly took off out of
the classroom. The teacher sent her
aid after him, then turned to me to
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