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>be me
>20 and just got license
>go on road trip across Canada and into Alaska
>stop at tourist place that lets you rent gold pans and pan for gold in their river
>they let you keep whatever you find
>spend an hour and a half and get nothing
>not a single speck
>go back in and turn in the pan
>owner asks me if I need a container for my gold
>tell him I didn't find anything
>about to leave when an older guy who was there taps me on my shoulder
>"here, son"
>hands me a small glass vial with a few tiny nuggets
>feel a lot better and leave slightly happier than when I arrived

Thanks for the gold, kind stranger