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You crossed the road dragging a trolley loaded with black bin bags. The pile was taller than you were. It wasn't easy to keep the whole lot balanced as you hauled all you owned off one pavement onto another. A bag fell off. You smiled a toothless smile and bent down to pick it up. You could feel the eyes of the drivers clutching their wheel watching you, following your every move, as they waited for the light to turn green. You just hoped that it would stay red long enough for you and your dignity to make it to the other side.