I pulled up at a set of red traffic lights one morning and glanced over to see an old man leaning against a yellow tiled wall outside an early opener pub, a just lit cigarette balanced on his bottom lip, a Zippo lighter in his hand. I watched as he held the flame of the Zippo to the back of his hand, gently moving it back and forth, expressionless. I di…
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