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2. Reminds me of O Henry's "Cop And The Anthem"

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 10:32 AM

Jan 2019

where the protagonist Soapy tries every which way to get arrested to get convicted to be in jail during the cold months if only for survival.

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Reminds me of O Henry's "Cop And The Anthem" no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #2

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