"Hare Krishna!" said one of the devotees quietly. "Good to see you." He shuffled, barefoot, back and forth in the cold.
"Hare Krishna," I replied.
"Would you like to buy the latest issue of 'Back to Godhead,' the magazine of the Krishna movement?" he asked. "We usually sell it for 50 cents, but today it's down to a quarter."
"No, thanks. I've already seen it, and, besides, I've only got a nickel."
Could you make us a donation?" he persisted, in a soft and friendly way. "We can always use the money."
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I gave the nickel to him, and began to walk away.
"Hare Krishna! Thank you very much."
"Hare Krishna."