Ruth liked to work in the elections office. Most of the other people there were also retirees. They all greeted her with a smile each election. Opening the envelopes and taking out the absentee ballots was easy work but felt important. During a major election they could work well into the night to be sure all the votes were counted and accounted for.
“You’re so fast!” One of her co-workers said. “How many did you process today?”
“I counted six boxes, so that’s around three thousand,” Ruth said proudly.
“Wow. That’s almost as good as the machine they will be bringing in to replace us.”
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