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By Jack Joseph Smith
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seened te/Be“running a halfway house without pays
Only two: men. in the house had any- sense of order,
One was Unele Hembone the dealer; whe was: a friend
of Colenel's; but an absolute loner, Recently: ax
arguement over a bill! ewed’ the Uncle had turned
into a lmife fight, The Uncle had been correct,
andthe debtor with the knife had’ been subdued’ by
a Visiter and the Célonel, The assailant: had’ been
beaten down by the-visiter, and talked’ te by the
Colonel, But still! the law had ceme on account of
the disturtancs, 00°” FAP Oye ve woelel Seer: “from hi
The other man waa Prankster, who lived’ below hae as , re aye vt 2 AY
the heuse-in a wood framed’ basement, His: reen waa: . Hf é : pew a is
spare®
: obvieusly a dope den, but for the amount of money ~~ ———_____
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he had the envierment had an appealing Asian quale Pete Me
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ity. Odlonel liked Prankster, but he was am addict a ™ | Of;
Hes #E Freeh gO KE
appearing at a state of mind near meas re ae) ony 4s PEP HE
were ‘getting tight, and Prankster wae also a: thief, pat GEART
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Geter showered, dressed’ in what-were simply Ka x tke Arde Ae WA
aad lee al Do ph pate
fresh werk clothes, and went waeking frem theshouse ~ - ° leone upesitey
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toward the-beach, Degs:ran im small packs, children i : _ cal rd\
also; and the-electronic music was loud, . ("3 ue re APE PIC. |
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Anitial had finished hie run, He was standing at
the center ef the beach leoking at the gymnasts. He .
agreed with their mevenents; and thought’ they should
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