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got a mile head start on them, and you


     have their shoes."

            She smiled at me and finished by


     saying, "But seriously, the next time

     you meet someone, why don't you see


     what their hands and shoes can tell

     you?"


            I noticed that Leona's hands were

     wrinkled with age, and her shoes were


     soft, older-person shoes.  As I went

     home, I thought a lot about what she


     said.

            A few days later was our


     community Fourth-of-July breakfast.

     As I ate, my mind was drawn to what


     Leona said, and I started looking at

     people's shoes.  Most of the farm boys


     in the community had heavy work






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