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Homeless
Emma Johnson
“The three of them sat together as the dusk settled softly around them. Sam shifted on his cardboard as he listened to Bob and Mindy bantering, and peered through the foliage, black against the pink and twilight blue sky. He thought he could make out a planet glimmering hopefully, competing with the light now emanating from the skyscrapers and city lights …”