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1、失望与新的冒险　　ChristineandShannon，ourtwoyoungbackpackers，werehavingthetimeoftheirlife，inGlasgowandthenadriveupthroughthehighlandsofScotland，1withtheirnewfoundScottishfriends：Ed，AlanandTerry.Ed，thebossman，hadofferedthemthechancetojoinhisteamofpostersellers.Thegirlswerethrilledaboutajobtravel

2、lingaroundandearningmoneyatthesametime.Theyhadnoticedthoughthatalltheotherteammemberswereoldermen.　　Webouncedoutofourcomfyhotelbed.2OhhowEdwaslookingafterus！WehadtobeupearlytoheadbacktoGlasgowwithEdandhismenforabigmeetingofnewposter-sellingrecruits.Wewerelookingforwardtobeingtoldwhenan

3、dwherewewouldstartwork.Soonthecoinswouldbejingling3inourpockets！Sellingpostersseemedtous，atthatmoment，tobethemostawesomejobonearth！　　WelefttheRobRoyHotel，andfirststopwastocheckonthesellersinthenearbytownofAberfoyle.Alandroveasalways.TherewemetmoreofEd’steam：JakeandFatman.Someoftheselle

4、rswerequite“unusual”；itishardtodescribewhatImeanwithoutseemingrude.MaybeIcouldsay…theylookedlikepeoplewhohadlivedaroughlife.Buttheyallseemedsweet.Theywereroughandtoughbut，evenonthiscoldmorning，InoticedFatmanseemedalittlechillystandingoutonadraftypavement，withhispostersflappinginthewind

5、.4IwonderedhowI’dcopeinthecoldforhourswhenIwasdoingthesamejob…　　WehadtokeepmovingtowardsGlasgowforthebigmeeting.Onceinthecity，westoppedoutsidetheGreatEasternHotelonDukeStreet.Thebuildingoriginallyhadbeenacotton-spinningmill5duringtheindustrialera.Itwasconverted，first，toahotelandthenaho

6、stel，6andeventuallybecameahostelforhomelessmen.ShannonandIdidn’tknowthisatthetime.　　Ourfirstcauseforconcernwereallthemengatheredonthesteps.Nonetheless，wefollowedEdin.Itwasadisgusting，dirty-lookingmessofaplace.Wejustwantedtogetoutofthereasfastaspossible.Wemadetheexcusethatwewantedtogeta

7、colddrinkandleft.Wewaitedontheoppositesideoftheroad，bothveryquiet.IthinkforthefirsttimeShannonandIwerebothwonderingwhetherthisreallywasallsuchagreatidea.Butweweren’tgoingtosayanything.Wewerestillhopingsomuch.　　FromthereweallheadedtoapubcalledTheRightHalfinGeorgeStreetforabigmeetingof