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She returned to Ruth’s house and showed her the second jar. Ruth’s eyes softened. “That sounds like Tom,” she said. “He was always saving. But never for himself. He used to say money is more useful in the right hands than in a bank vault.” Ruth added, “Maybe he didn’t trust institutions. Or maybe he just wanted to help someone he’d never meet.” Julia quietly agreed—it felt like that.
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