Dozens of men crowded around the bar, holding mugs of beer or gathered around the piano that was against the back wall. There were just a few women in the room, and most of them wore low-cut dresses and had their hair hanging loose. Sarah pressed herself into a shadowy corner, hoping to wait out the storm and not be noticed. A half-empty mug of beer sat on a counter nearby. Her throat constricted from thirst. The mug appeared to be abandoned, and she watched it closely to make sure no one would claim it. Finally, she moved forward to grab the mug, but a man in a brown tattered coat and hat stepped into her path. “Hey, girlie, can I buy you a drink?” “No thank you,” she said, shrinking back, hoping to become invisible again. But the man followed her back to her corner. “Aw, come on,” he said. “I won’t bite.” Another man approached. “Jimmy ain’t got the teeth to do much damage anyway,” he said. The first man smiled and revealed a red, toothless upper gum. Sarah recoiled.
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