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An employee wouldn't tell the customer who it was, but said the anonymous person paid off $20,000 worth of purchases.

"As my eyes filled with tears I vowed to pay it forward as often as I could," the customer said.

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MARTA's Kensington Station in DeKalb County, seen last month, was the site of a bus collision Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, a MARTA spokesperson said. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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