The three youngsters radiated excitement when I pulled into the parking lot of the Goodwill store in Grafton, Wisconsin. As I walked towards them each was expressing their palpable pleasure and disbelief to one another – over the acquisition of a samurai sword. I asked them the price. “$40.” The owner, the fellow with both hands on his new sword replied. All three wanted their hands on it. Boys and their swords.
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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph