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Glancing at the car dashboard, I wondered when I'd reach the next service station. I wasn't sure I could make it much further.

It was 2015, and working for a charity helping deaf children, I spent hours driving from town to town.

With so much time on the road, I often had to stop to fill up. But it wasn't petrol I needed.

It was a snack!

Then I spotted a sign. Services next exit

Pulling over, I wound down my window.

‘A large latte and a chocolate brownie, please,’ I smiled to the lady at the takeaway window.

I tucked in and,

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