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loan
a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money
that is expected to be paid back with interest.
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Roy and Stan were neighbours and lived
on the outskirts of our rural township.
Roy was also the hired help at shearing
time for the first twenty years of my life.
When it came time that Roy was retiring
and selling his house and the twenty acres
it was on, he was inclined to take
whatever he could get for the
house and land.
Dad talked him into having what we
call a clearing sale.
A clearing sale is where all none fixtures
are lined up outside and sold
to the highest bidder.
Initially many of my tools came from
local clearing sales.
On this occasion Dad noticed what looked
like his sand sieve which he had loaned
to Roy sometime prior.
While he was contemplating the loss of his
sieve a voice cut through his thoughts asking
Hey, Frank how does it feel to see
your shovel up for sale.
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