This morning, I got on the bus which was, as it often is, steaming hot. I moved to take a seat in the back and asked the two guys sitting there if I could open the window. They both nodded in approval, so I went ahead. A few stops later, one of my favorite riders, “Man of great dignity,” got on the bus and sat down across from me and the open window. (I call him that because he has a very stern and worn face and he often is seen staring out into some far away future thinking…

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