An older couple¹ were having a hard time making ends meet. The pension² check was³ not getting them through the month. So the husband⁵ told his wife⁶ that it was her turn to make some money as⁴ he had⁷ carried them both for years and he was tired. She said⁸ what do you think I could⁹ do at my age to make money? He did¹⁰ not care¹¹ what she came¹² up with but still insisted¹³ that it was up to her. So that night, she decided¹⁴ to "sell herself¹⁵". She got¹⁶ all dressed up and went out on the corner by their house and never came home until¹⁷ the next day at noon¹⁸. When she was done, she proudly¹⁹ gave²⁰ him 12 dollars and 5 cents²¹. He asked her who gave her 5 cents??? She told him, every single²² one of them!

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