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—-ç(% ЇWhether€good€or€bad,€these€diverse€responses€to€me€selling€the€paper,€it€was€all€inÏthe€mix€of€giddy€and€grumpy€human€emotion€stew!€€Awesome!€€Anyway,€myÏgeneral€feeling€is€of€total€gratitude€to€any€and€all€who€patronize€the€paper€fromÏwhatever€vendor€is€selling.€€Thank€you!€€But€one€of€my€greatest€enjoyments€is€toÏmake€people€laugh.€€I€think€I'm€reasonably€good€at€this,€and€it€fills€me€with€aÏspecial€warmth€and€glow€to€see€the€chuckles,€guffaws€and€smiles€all€around,€when€IÏam€successful€in€getting€a€mirthful€reaction€.€.€.whatever€else€it€breaks€the€ice,€a€bit,Ïand€some€of€these€really€tense€types€that€go€by€me,€well,€they€can€use€a€littleÏhumour,€don't€you€think?ÌÌIt's€great€to€see€the€paper€still€in€circulation,€even€though€lately,€I€wonder.€€We€at€theÏpaper€are€continually€holding€on€by€our€fingernails,€that€is€on€a€Ô€»G»»»Ü_Ôò òòògood€Ô€»Ü_»»»GÔó óóóday!€€IÐ Ù)  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Ðpublic's€consciousness,€stories€that€many€in€society€would€not€have€known€about€orÏvicariously€experience,€meaning,€experience€the€felt€pain€and€powerlessness€ofÏbeing€poor€through€the€eyes,€ears,€mind€and€body€of€an€impoverished€vendorÏand/or€writer€in€the€pages€of€the€paper.€€Or€another€whose€story€is€being€toldÏthrough€the€pages€of€the€paper.€€That€is€Ô€»G»»»Ü_Ôò òòòfelt€experience.€Ð a+±&# ÐVicariously€felt€experience.Ô€»Ü_»»»GÔó óóó€€Do€you€understand€what€I€amÐ |,Ì'$ Ðtrying€to€say?Ð —-ç(% ÐCome€on,€take€a€look€around.€€Some€of€us€do€not€get€the€choice,€that€is,€the€choiceÏof€feeling€solid€ground€beneath€our€feet,€others€say€poverty€is€forever€drowningÏwithout€dying,€a€most€horrific€feeling.€€Others€call€it€slow€motion€death!€€It's€a€scaryÏfeeling,€so€scary€it€gives€me€goose€bumps.€€And€it€is€reminiscent€of€those€sistersÏfrom€Ireland.€€That€feeling€of€winding€up€as€a€mere€shadow€on€the€streets€ofÏHalifax,€eeking€out€a€living,€dying€alone!€€Horrible!€€Terrifying!€€We€all€want€to€liveÏthe€life€of€dignified€human€beings,€respectful€members€of€the€human€race.€€Yet€theÏpaper€sustains€and€supports€me€to€an€extent.€€I€am€so€very€glad€that€the€paper€existsÏand€is€still€around.€€And€so,€I€come€to€the€last€page€of€foolscap€scrap€paper,€becauseÏI€am€getting€tired€and€it's€time€to€begin€closing,€dear€reader€.€.€.€I€am€tiring€and€notÏgetting€any€younger!€€And€I€hope€not€only€because€I€have€to€put€up€with€all€theÏHoopla!€of€youth,€God€Bless€the€young€people,€that€is€all€the€Hoopla!€that€youthÏseem€to€have€to€go€through,and€some€of€the€rites€of€youth€passage€seem€so€scaryÏindeed!€€ÌÌLooking€back,€I€see€the€life€passages€so€clearly,€sometimes€I€view€this€so€sadly,Ïfrom€youth€to€maturity,€it's€like€"What€scrambles€on€all€fours€at€birth,€walks€on€twoÏfeet€at€adulthood,€and€on€three€legs€at€sunset?€€The€human€being."€€(As€a€toddler,Ïzipping€about€on€all€fours;€as€an€adult,€walking€on€two€legs;€as€a€senior,€some€needÏa€cane.€€Three€legs,€so€to€speak).€€Well,€it's€time€to€go.€€I€am€getting€hungry€and€IÏam€blessed€to€be€able€to€buy€food€to€eat€at€my€home,€a€place€I€still€call€home,Ïalthough€it€is€not€always€peaches€and€cream.€€But€before€I€go,€I€must€once€again€sayÏmy€many,€many,€many€heartful€"thank€yous"€to€all€my€dear€friends€and€supporters,Ïeach€who€have€purchased€a€paper€from€me,€if€you€each€only€knew€how€much€theseÏmeagre€sales€have€helped€and€sustained€me,€and,€as€well,€for€all€the€other€vendors,Ïhow€each€sale€also€helps€and€sustains€the€rest€of€the€vendors.€€And€many,€many,Ïmany€heartfelt€"thank€yous"€to€each€and€every€one€of€you€out€there€who€advertiseÏin€the€pages€of€the€paper,€you€have€helped€all€of€us€at€the€Ô€»G»»»Ü_Ôò òòòStreet€FeatÐ ‰"Ù ÐÔ€»Ü_»»»GÔó óóófamily€so€very€much.€€Please€spread€the€word.€€Please€continue€to€help€us€out.€€TellÐ ¤#ô Ðall€your€friends,€and€any€contacts€or€associates€or€friends€in€business€anywhere,Ïplease€spread€the€word€to€advertise€in€our€paper.€€Thank€you.€€The€paper€and€ourÏsuccessful€efforts€at€vending€keep€us€in€motion,€for€those€of€us,€most€especially€inÏneed€for€real.€€It's€the€real€deal.€€For€real.ÌÌLove€to€all,€Bye€for€now,€from€Judy,€straight€from€my€heart€to€your€heart„„Thanks€aÏlot!€€We€all€need€help€in€one€way€or€another,€let's€try€to€help€each€other,€and€I€hopeÏto€see€you€soon€out€there,€all€the€best.€€€€[2000€words]