1.
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Pistol
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shots
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ring
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out
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in
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the
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barroom
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night
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Enter
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Patty
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Valentine
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from
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the
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upper
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hall
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She
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sees
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the
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bartender
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in
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a
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pool
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of
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blood
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Cries
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out
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“My
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God
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they’ve
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killed
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them
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all”
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Here
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comes
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the
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story
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of
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the
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Hurricane
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The
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man
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the
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authorities
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came
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to
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blame
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For
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somethin’
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that
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he
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never
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done
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Put
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in
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a
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prison
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cell
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but
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one
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time
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he
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could
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have
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been
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The
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champion
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of
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the
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world
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2.
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Three
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bodies
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lyin’
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there
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does
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Patty
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see
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And
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another
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man
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named
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Bello
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movin’
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around
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mysteriously
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“I
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didn’t
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do
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it”
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he
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says
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and
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he
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throws
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up
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his
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hands
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“I
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was
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only
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robbin’
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the
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register
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I
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hope
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you
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understand”
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“I
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saw
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them
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leavin’”
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he
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says
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and
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he
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stops
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“One
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of
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us
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had
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better
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call
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up
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the
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cops”
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And
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so
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Patty
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calls
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the
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cops
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And
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they
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arrive
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on
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the
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scene
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With
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their
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red
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lights
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flashin’
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in
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the
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hot
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New
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Jersey
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night
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3.
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Meanwhile
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far
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away
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in
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another
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part
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of
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town
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Rubin
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Carter
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and
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a
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couple
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of
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friends
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are
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drivin’
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around
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Number
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one
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contender
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for
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the
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middleweight
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crown
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Had
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no
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idea
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what
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kinda
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shit
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was
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about
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to
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go
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down
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When
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a
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cop
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pulled
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him
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over
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to
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the
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side
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of
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the
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road
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Just
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like
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the
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time
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before
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and
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the
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time
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before
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that
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In
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Paterson
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that’s
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just
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the
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way
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things
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go
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If
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you’re
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black
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you
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might
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as
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well
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not
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show
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up
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on
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the
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street
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‘Less
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you
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wanna
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draw
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the
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heat
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4.
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Alfred
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Bello
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had
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a
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partner
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and
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he
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had
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a
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rap
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for
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the
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cops
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Him
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and
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Arthur
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Dexter
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Bradley
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were
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just
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out
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prowlin’
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around
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He
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said
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“I
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saw
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two
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men
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runnin’
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out
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they
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looked
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like
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middleweights
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They
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jumped
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into
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a
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white
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car
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with
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out-of-state
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plates”
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And
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Miss
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Patty
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Valentine
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just
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nodded
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her
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head
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Cop
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said
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“Wait
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a
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minute
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boys
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this
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one’s
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not
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dead”
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So
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they
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took
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him
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to
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the
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infirmary
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And
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though
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this
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man
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could
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hardly
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see
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They
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told
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him
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he
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could
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identify
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the
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guilty
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men
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5.
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Four
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in
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the
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mornin’
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and
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they
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haul
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Rubin
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in
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They
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took
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him
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to
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the
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hospital
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and
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they
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brought
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him
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upstairs
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The
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wounded
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man
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looks
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up
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through
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his
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one
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dyin’
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eye
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Says
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“Why
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did
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you
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bring
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him
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in
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here
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for?
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He
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ain’t
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the
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guy”
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Here
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comes
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the
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story
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of
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the
|
Hurricane
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The
|
man
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the
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authorities
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came
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to
|
blame
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For
|
somethin’
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that
|
he
|
never
|
done
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Put
|
in
|
a
|
prison
|
cell
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but
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one
|
time
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he
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could
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have
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been
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The
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champion
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of
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the
|
world
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6.
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Four
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months
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later
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the
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ghettos
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are
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in
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flame
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Rubin’s
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in
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South
|
America
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fightin’
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for
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his
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name
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While
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Arthur
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Dexter
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Bradley’s
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still
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in
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the
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robbery
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game
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And
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the
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cops
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are
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puttin’
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the
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screws
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to
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him
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lookin’
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for
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somebody
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to
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blame
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“Remember
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that
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murder
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that
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happened
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in
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a
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bar?”
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“Remember
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you
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said
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you
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saw
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the
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getaway
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car?”
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“You
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think
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you’d
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like
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to
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play
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ball
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with
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the
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law?”
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“Think
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it
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might
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have
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been
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that
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fighter
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that
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you
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saw
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runnin’
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that
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night?”
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“Don’t
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forget
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that
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you
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are
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white”
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7.
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Arthur
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Dexter
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Bradley
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said
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“I’m
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really
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not
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sure”
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Cops
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said
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“A
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poor
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boy
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like
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you
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could
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use
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a
|
break
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We
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got
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you
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for
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the
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motel
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job
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and
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we’re
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talkin’
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to
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your
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friend
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Bello
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You
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don’t
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wanna
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have
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to
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go
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back
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to
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jail
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be
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a
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nice
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fellow
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You’ll
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be
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doin’
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society
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a
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favor
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That
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son
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of
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a
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bitch
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is
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brave
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and
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gettin’
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braver
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We
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want
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to
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put
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his
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ass
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in
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stir
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We
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want
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to
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pin
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this
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triple
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murder
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on
|
him
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He
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ain’t
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no
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Gentleman
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Jim”
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8.
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Rubin
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could
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take
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a
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man
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out
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with
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just
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one
|
punch
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But
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he
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never
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did
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like
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to
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talk
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about
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it
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all
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that
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much
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“It’s
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my
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work”
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he’d
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say
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“and
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I
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do
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it
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for
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pay
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And
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when
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it’s
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over
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I’d
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just
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as
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soon
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go
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on
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my
|
way
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Up
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to
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some
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paradise
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Where
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the
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trout
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streams
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flow
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and
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the
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air
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is
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nice
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And
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ride
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a
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horse
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along
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the
|
trail”
|
But
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then
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they
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took
|
him
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to
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the
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jailhouse
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Where
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they
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try
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to
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turn
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a
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man
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into
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a
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mouse
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9.
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All
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of
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Rubin’s
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cards
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were
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marked
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in
|
advance
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The
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trial
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was
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a
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pig
|
circus
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he
|
never
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had
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a
|
chance
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The
|
judge
|
made
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Rubin’s
|
witnesses
|
drunkards
|
from
|
the
|
slums
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To
|
the
|
white
|
folks
|
who
|
watched
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he
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was
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a
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revolutionary
|
bum
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And
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to
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the
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black
|
folks
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he
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was
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just
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a
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crazy
|
nigger
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No
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one
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doubted
|
that
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he
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pulled
|
the
|
trigger
|
And
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though
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they
|
could
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not
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produce
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the
|
gun
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The
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D.A.
|
said
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he
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was
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the
|
one
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who
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did
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the
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deed
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And
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the
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all-white
|
jury
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agreed
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10.
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Rubin
|
Carter
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was
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falsely
|
tried
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The
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crime
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was
|
murder
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“one”
|
guess
|
who
|
testified?
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Bello
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and
|
Bradley
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and
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they
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both
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baldly
|
lied
|
And
|
the
|
newspapers
|
they
|
all
|
went
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along
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for
|
the
|
ride
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How
|
can
|
the
|
life
|
of
|
such
|
a
|
man
|
be
|
in
|
the
|
palm
|
of
|
some
|
fool’s
|
hand?
|
To
|
see
|
him
|
obviously
|
framed
|
couldn’t
|
help
|
but
|
make
|
me
|
feel
|
ashamed
|
to
|
live
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in
|
a
|
land
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where
|
justice
|
is
|
a
|
game
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11.
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Now
|
all
|
the
|
criminals
|
in
|
their
|
coats
|
and
|
their
|
ties
|
are
|
free
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to
|
drink
|
martinis
|
and
|
watch
|
the
|
sun
|
rise
|
While
|
Rubin
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sits
|
like
|
Buddha
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in
|
a
|
ten-foot
|
cell
|
An
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innocent
|
man
|
in
|
a
|
living
|
hell
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Yes
|
that’s
|
the
|
story
|
of
|
the
|
Hurricane
|
But
|
it
|
won’t
|
be
|
over
|
till
|
they
|
clear
|
his
|
name
|
And
|
give
|
him
|
back
|
the
|
time
|
he’s
|
done
|
Put
|
in
|
a
|
prison
|
cell
|
but
|
one
|
time
|
he
|
could
|
have
|
been
|
the
|
champion
|
of
|
the
|
world
|
|