1. A bit farther along, halfway up a craggy cliff, I did indeed find a man sitting in a small cave selling hot tea and cold sodas. 2. I bought a cold soda and stepped back into the white-hot oven to pump my gas. 3. Others want to be there because they can command a higher price for, say, a cold soda at the checkout than for warm bottles on a shelf. 4. She tried to give the man a cold soda in return, but he refused. 5. The climbed inside, dreaming of cold sodas, warm beds and another day back in the unknown villages of El Salvador. 6. They put their thumbs over the top of the bottles, shook them up and chugged the cold soda. 7. While the children and their mother were inside, one federal agent came out to get a six-pack of cold soda, and then returned to the family. 8. With a gas stove and ice, they were able to serve hot chicken and rice and cold sodas to neighbors. |