Dan's stomach rumbled so loud that it sounded like thunder, he knew he had to get something to eat, so much so that he started to look in bins and skips for anything that looked edable.

He found an half eaten sandwich, dusted off the dirt and nibbled it, the bread smelty musty and tasted mouldy but Dan thought needs must he needed to keep the hunger pains away.

Dan walked through the back streets dodging the puddles and dark corners and headed for the market square, where he thought someone might take pity on him. Dan sat on the cold step next to the old water fountain and started begging, he felt ashamed, lonely and scared.
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