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       In the Yummy Time grocery store, the check-out line curls up and down the aisles. Manicured fingers tap harshly against cart handles. Shrill voices complain of the wait; strident voices demand that the manager be held accountable. 
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      Camille Calvin only carries a pint of cranberry juice. Helps bladder infections, or so her mother always says. She has been waiting in line for over ten minutes, ten long and annoying minutes. Camille concentrates on the fingers of the clerk, straining her neck to see past the four shoppers still ahead in line. She watches the plodding fingers: scanning items, entering codes, making change. 
       Patience, be patient, Camille repeats  in her mind like a mantra. Maybe the clerk is disabled or arthritic or braindead. Patience, be patient. 
      In response to the repeated whines of a woman behind her, Camille finally lets loose: "For god's sake, we could boycott this store. Personally, I¹m going to write the mayor and complain to the owner. And file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau." 
       The escaping words bring a degree of relief. Camille turns forward to watch the clerk again, as bickering escalates behind her. The customer in front receives his change and the next in line moves forward. 
       Then a large, pale businessman shoves past, bumping through the line like a rhino in full charge, slamming his six pack of beer and bag of popcorn in front of another customer¹s dairy products on the conveyer belt. He growls, "Gotta get home, goddammit, gotta get home." 
      The lady with all the milk and yogurt shrieks. A bus boy tries to intervene. With surprising force, a lean man with the crusted eyes and straggly beard of a vagrant throws a jar of salsa at the checker. Glass shatters. Red chunks hit Camille¹s handbag. With several others, she draws back, leaving her little pint balanced on a display rack, and heads for the exit.
      Patience, be patient. 

 
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