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against it, and started reading a book.

It wasn’t too long before he heard a

sharp, commanding voice. He looked

up and saw two police officers with

guns drawn standing at opposite sides

of him, each about fifty feet away.

The officer spoke again. “Step

away from the canner.”

Suddenly, Scott thought about the

Boston Marathon bombing and

realized what this Christmas gift

looked like. He stood and did as he

was told. After checking his

identification, one of the officers,

who knew a little bit about canning,

asked Scott some questions. Finally,

satisfied that Scott had bought the