Finally, Señor José is finished with his route. The garbage truck winds its way through the wide streets, back to the more crowded part of the city, back to the garage. In the cab, next to him because it is precious cargo, rides a stack of almost fifty books—thin, thick, worn, almost new. It is a stack making a journey to join other stacks. An encyclopedia of animals A to Z, a book of fairy tales, a long novel, well-loved. They all ride home next to José, their pages vibrating along with the rumble of the engine.
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