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minute, unable to speak. When he
finally did speak, he just said, “A
sandwich, Sir?”
The sergeant nodded. “Yes.
Turkey or ham, to be exact.”
Samuel hardly knew what to say, so
he just sputtered, “Uh, yeah, I suppose
a sandwich would be nice.”
As the sergeant handed Samuel a
sandwich, he sighed. “My wife
expected a lot of family members to
come yesterday, but the storm forced
most of them to turn back. She had
cooked two turkeys and a ham and
made enough rolls to feed an army.
She said she’s not about to eat leftovers
for a month, so she made them all into
sandwiches and told me to give them
away.”
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