<strong>S-Mart</strong><br/><br/>The cashier glanced over with a bit of surprise at the huge list of items, though the sheer banality of the job kept him from being able to hold any significant interest for long.  "You want a free whiteboard?" he asked, gesturing over to one of the piles.  "Free whiteboard with at least a $50 purchase if you get some dry-erase markers as well.  We need to make room for all the winter stuff."  Either way, he was happy to ring up the purchase.<br/><br/>Outside, a homeless man had taken up shop, thick sunglasses hiding his eyes and a large mug jingling coins as he asked people for spare change.