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The intake paperwork takes a very long time to complete. Finally, it is ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam reaches his hand out shakily and all he can manage to write is the letter \u201cx\u201d a few times on the dotted lines. When the staff member collects the paperwork, she notices blood smeared all over the pages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She asks to see his hands and Sam is ashamed to show her. They are wrapped in toilet paper and are clearly infected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam is urged to seek medical treatment. He does not react well. The staff member is afraid he will run away, so she doesn\u2019t press further.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She offers him socks to cover his hands as there are no more mittens left, and he eagerly accepts these even though they are too painful for him to wear.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a night that is bitterly cold outside &#8211; so much so that it hurts to breathe &#8211;  Sam then walks to the nearby temporary overflow shelter in search of an open bed. 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