亚克天使
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Arc">Arc</span> <span word="Angels">Angels</span></p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Iris">Iris</span> <span word="Arc">Arc</span> <span word="Crystal">Crystal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Francesca">Francesca</span> <span word="Patruno">Patruno</span>, <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lull">lull</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="Fridays">Fridays</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="phoning">phoning</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="gentlemans">gentlemans</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="cleanup">cleanup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> 75, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> 97! <span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="gentlemans">gentlemans</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dinginess">dinginess</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sparkling">sparkling</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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