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was almost new and was about half

price. The problem was that they had

no car, and it was a couple hours

away by light rail and train.

Scott, wanting to buy the canner

for his wife’s Christmas present for,

got off work a little early Friday

evening and boarded the light rail.

After a couple of transfers, he rode

the train for the final leg of the trip.

True to his word, the man selling the

canner was waiting. Scott bought the

canner, looked at the train schedule,

and found out he had an hour and a

half before the return train would

arrive. The station was closed, so he

set the canner on the ground, leaned