Chapter Twenty-six

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A rainy Sunday morning in the city of Santa Ellene, people are busy harvesting fruits and root crops that they would sell in the mainland. The old man, who has a long white beard, wearing a ragged tank top and faded denim jeans is shouting in rage at the young man who made a mistake by carrying two baskets of tangerines. The tangerines were scattered on the ground, the old man can't bend to help the young man to pick up everything. He was just frustrated and tired that he started lashing out at the poor boy. "Don't cry, just hurry picking it all up. We are going to the mainland to sell it. You need money for your tuition. You know we are not privileged," he said, trying to console his son's feelings. "It is fine, Father, I understand." He hurriedly finished what he was doing. After pick

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