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Affectionate Lady

The lady gave him a deep look
of affection and smiled. Other
people in the small crowd waved
and shouted friendly jests to the
departing narcotics agents. One
young man held a sign that read
quite simply, "Thank You."

One could feel the genuine emotion
that ran through the crowd
as the agent's deep blue Cadillac
station wagon started slowly down
Main Street, picking up speed and
scattering poppy seeds as it went.