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His clothes were worn, his beard unkempt, and his posture suggested a heavy burden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t his appearance that stopped me in my tracks\u2014it was what he was doing.<\/p>\n<p>He was pulling out wads of cash from the bag and handing them to two young boys, no older than ten. The kids looked confused but quickly accepted the money before running off.<\/p>\n<p>I froze. My stomach tightened as I watched him dig into the bag again, glancing around nervously. A homeless-looking man with a bag full of cash handing it out to kids? It didn\u2019t make sense. Was the money stolen? Was he luring the kids into something dangerous?<\/p>\n<p>The more I watched, the more unsettled I felt. 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