The laundromat owner called the police to kick out the “vagrant” sleeping by the dryers. When the Deputy arrived and saw the man’s hat, he didn’t put handcuffs on him. He sat down on the floor instead. It was a bitter, freezing night, and 88-year-old Elijah had nowhere else to go. The 24-hour laundromat was the only place with heat. He found a spot on the hard linoleum floor, leaning his frail back against a running dryer just to stop shivering. His clothes were tattered, full of holes, and he was exhausted. A customer, uncomfortable with the homeless man in...
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