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The Old Man
There is a mural in Austin.
Sam is retired.
He used to sell newspapers. In the picture it appears that he is hurt.
The mural is a butterfly.
Sam got hurt in the Vietnam War. He stepped off the curb and his leg got broken.
Sam is now going to visit
his girlfriend, Doris. They are going to discuss their social security checks. They're discussing how they can get more.
They are meeting at the Butterfly Cafe.
They hear the malt machine and the sizzling of the hamburgers and the JukeBox.
The people in the booth next
to them are talking about the
weather and the elections.
After the cafe they go to
Goodwill and the zoo.
The monkeys
are going ooo-ee-oo-ab-ah.
They hear elephants and lions also.
They see their friends Bobby, Clara and Shirley at the zoo.
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