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Not only was Jose the youngest in the history of the village to have gone to America, he was also the first to come back. There was Miguel, of course, who had studied in Manila before he opened the only dentist’s office within forty kilometers, but America was a different story altogether. Jose had sent letters, describing and explaining, and they were passed around until everyone in the village could claim to know what snow was like, in how many different colors one could buy a pair of running shoes, the exact height of a parking meter.
His visit was to last two weeks. To...
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