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I OBSERVE THAT NO ONE HELPS ANYONE WITH THEIR DISABILITIES, AND NO ONE
SEEMS TO WANT HELP WITH THEIR OWN. THOSE WITH LEGS BUT NO ARMS TAKE NO
NOTICE OF THOSE WITH ARMS BUT NO LEGS AS THEY STRAIN TO REACH ITEMS ON
HIGH SHELVES. THOSE WITH ARMS BUT NO LEGS AVOID EYE CONTACT WITH THE
ARMLESS WALKERS STRUGGLING TO CARRY THEIR PURCHASES PINCHED BETWEEN THEIR
CHINS AND COLLAR BONES. THEY ALL GO ABOUT THEIR AWKWARD BUSINESS WITH AN
AIR OF CALM, CONTROLLED DIGNITY.
AS I'M STANDING THERE WATCHING ALL OF THIS, SOMEONE SUDDENLY TAKES NOTICE
OF THE FACT THAT I HAVE ALL MY LIMBS INTACT. HIS EYES WIDEN,
THEN THEY NARROW.
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