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Elderly
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Tipsy, they tumbled early into bed - to get as much sleep as they could. So they would feel less hunger. The summer catch had been poor; there wasn't much food. They ate with care and looked sideways at the old: the old were gluttons, everybody knew it, and what was the good of feeding them? It wouldn't harm them to starve a little.
The hungry dogs howled. The women rinsed the children's bellies with hot water three times a day, so they wouldn't cry so much for food. The old starved silently.
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― The Dragon: Fifteen Stories
― The Dragon: Fifteen Stories
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I'm on the Internet. I stay informed. They let old people on the Internet, you know.
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― Winter Town
― Winter Town
