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1、ThePowerful Gift of Love 感人的爱情故事Thepassengersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyastheattractiveyoungwomanwiththewhitecanemadeherwaycarefullyupthesteps。Shepaidthedriverand，usingherhandstofeelthelocationoftheseats，walkeddowntheaisleandfoundtheseathe'dtoldherwasempty.Thenshesettledi

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3、rForceofficerandhelovedSusanwithallhisheart。Whenshefirstlosthersight，hewatchedhersinkintodespairandwasdeterminedtohelphiswifegainthestrengthandconfidencesheneededtobecomeindependentagain。Finally，Susanfeltreadytoreturntoherjob,buthowwouldshegetthere?Sheusedtotakethebus，butwas

4、nowtoofrightenedtogetaroundthecitybyherself。Markvolunteeredtodrivehertoworkeachday，eventhoughtheyworkedatoppositeendsofthecity。Atfirst，thiscomfortedSusan,andfulfilledMark’sneedtoprotecthissightlesswifewhowassoinsecureaboutperformingtheslightesttask。Soon，however,Markrealizedt

5、hearrangementwasn’tworking.Susanisgoingtohavetostarttakingthebusagain，headmittedtohimself。Butshewasstillsofragile,soangry—howwouldshereact？Justashepredicted，Susanwashorrifiedattheideaoftakingthebusagain."I’mblind！”,sherespondedbitterly。”HowamIsupposedtoknowwhereIamgoing?Ifee

6、llikeyou'reabandoningme。”Mark'sheartbroketohearthesewords，butheknewwhathadtobedone.HepromisedSusanthateachmorningandeveninghewouldridethebuswithher，foraslongasittook,untilshegotthehangofit.Andthatisexactlywhathappened.Fortwosolidweeks,Mark,militaryuniformandall，accompaniedSu

7、santoandfromworkeachday。Hetaughtherhowtorelyonherothersenses，specificallyherhearing，todeterminewhereshewasandhowtoadapthernewenvironment.Hehelpedherbefriendthebusdriverswhocouldwatchoutforher,andsaveheraseat.Finally，Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythetriponherown。Mondaymorni

8、ngarrived,andbeforesheleft，shethrewherarmsaroundMark，hertemporarybusridingc