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I guided my heap into the heart of Capitol Hill wondering for the first time in fourteen years what I could do to get money besides drive cabs or rob banks. Both occupations had their pros and cons. For instance, bank robbery isn't quite as dangerous as cab driving, but it pays better.

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I've been broke, and I've been in debt, and broke is better.

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I was in the land of fakes and frauds and phonies-I felt like saying “Howdy cousin,” to everybody who walked by.

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