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though if you're longer, it'll be okay. I have plenty to do." |
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"I won't be late," she said. |
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She had a delightful time strolling along the streets, watching the people watch each other, visiting shops full of wonderful goods. She felt right at home, clad in the jeans and white blouse she had donned early that day. Such an outfit appeared nearly to be a uniform of the time in which she now dwelled, and it was certainly comfortable in the sun-laced heat of late afternoon. |
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She had no money, but that was all right. She could not imagine expending the amounts of money she saw on the tags attached to much of the merchandise she examined. |
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One store sold vitamins, which she learned were the ingredients in food that imparted their value to the human body. Fortunately she had seen no indication that people were giving up eating in favor of swallowing vitamin pills. Other healing potions were available in the store as well, including medicinal tea and elixirs to encourage sexual potency. She felt her face flush as she read the labels. Mike certainly had no need of such potions. |
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The shop she enjoyed the most stood on a corner. It was called The Nature Company. A small waterfall in its window caught her attention. Inside, a TV like Mike's showed moving vistas of scenery similar to that she had seen on her wagon trek across the country. There were rows of books, racks of shirts, and all manner of other |
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