hen the odds of being able to help out his neighbor got even worse; the factory where grandpa worked began to require overtime. In order to keep his job there, he had to leave the farm before dawn and didn’t get home until well after sunset.
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And so a few days later, after a long shift16 at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field where my grandma met him in the truck with dinner and a steaming17 thermos18 of strong, black coffee. The weather was cold but clear, and the moon was brilliant. He worked through the night to keep his word.
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