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The American boy, whose name was David, had always collected things. Coins, minerals, seashells, insects, and even house-brand bars of soap from hotels in his family\u2019s travels. His collections helped him know who he was when so much of life did not; and the things he collected did not make him bleed, when so much of the world\u2014the sharp, angular things of it\u2014did. When you bought an old coin in a store, the coin didn\u2019t bruise your skin or scratch your fingers. | Copyright 2017 by Bruce McAllister. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices