What Would You Do if Your Pantry Were Free? at This Cornelius Market, It's Possible.

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A few blocks from City Hall, a store window displays a hand surrounded by forks, spoons, and ears of corn in an intricate design. Above it, stickers spell out M-E-R-C-A-D. It's 9 a.m. on a Monday. There's still an hour before people arrive to browse the shelves. Gladis Vásquez unlocks the door of the small, sunny market. And that's exactly what it looks like: a small grocery store. The shelves are stocked with canned goods and dry goods, such as…