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to everyone he met. His shift ended
before the sandwiches were gone, but
he continued until every last one was
given away.
When Samuel came to work the
next day, his sergeant apologized for
giving him such a strange assignment.
But Samuel just smiled and told what
he had done.
“If your wife ever cooks too much,
I’d be happy to give it away again.”
After the sergeant told his wife
about it, she made it an annual tradition
to cook too much and make the
leftovers into sandwiches. And Samuel
looked forward to sharing the food on
his beat. It was one of the few reports
he looked forward to writing about.
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