A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

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in a fight with the younger waiter. All he does is ask the young waiter questions, as if the middle-aged waiter was sort of stuck in a catch twenty-two. The middle aged man felt for the old man but could not express his feelings to the younger waiter.
Lastly, there is the old waiter. He is some where around the age of the old man that sat at the table. He definitely feels for the man at the table because he knows what it is like to be old and lonely. The waiter says, “I am of those who like to stay late at the café, with all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night.” The waiter knows that the café/bar is a very nice place for people at night, especially the old, because it is clean and well lit. He says, “Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who needs the café.” This probably includes him, as he is old, and most likely that is the reason why he works there. For he cannot go to sleep until daylight has ...

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