Put yourself in Mary’s shoes. Imagine everyone who knows you thinks you’re a nuisance, you smell horrible, and you have nothing to offer. Imagine that this is your life—and has been for as long as you can remember. Your mother and father have abandoned you. Your brothers and sisters have disowned you. You’ve heard the word friendship, but you’ve never known what it means. You’ve seen people laugh, but you’ve never experienced the sensation. Every now and then strangers approach you, but just when you think they’re going to talk to you, they kick dust in your direction, spit on you, and then
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