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____"You ever been arrested before?"____"No sir. This is my first time."____"The first time this week, you mean."____"Oh, I been arrested in Michigan. I thought you meant in Illinois. I never been arrested in Illinois. I never did no wrong in Illinois."____"What good does that do you?"____"It don't. It's just that I love my state so much I go to Michigan to steal," he explained with an expression almost beatific.
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____"You ever been arrested before?"____"No sir. This is my first time."____"The first time this week, you mean."____"Oh, I been arrested in Michigan. I thought you meant in Illinois. I never been arrested in Illinois. I never did no wrong in Illinois."____"What good does that do you?"____"It don't. It's just that I love my state so much I go to Michigan to steal," he explained with an expression almost beatific.
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Nelson Algren

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