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Another Man’s Treasure

Over time, Leonel would come home carrying boxes of junk. “He just kept accumulating things,” Lenita, his daughter, recalls. Soon, the room meant for his treasured items became a spare room for all the junk.

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The neat stack soon turned into gigantic stacks of rubbish that produced unrecognizable smells. The smell was strong enough to make the children steer clear of it. But one day, Leonel didn’t bring home trash. Instead, he brought something else with him.