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you’ve already paid for this 09/14/09 The battered woman enters the all-night gas station/grocery store to buy marloros for her husband The attendant sees the man in the car, tense and angry The attendant sees the fitfully sleeping infant in the stroller The attendant looks at the woman and thinks, “you’ve already paid for this. ” Then she looks at the opening eyes of the child which seem to reply, well, haven’t we all Copyright © 2009 Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.