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Sport 38: Winter 2010

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The fugitive still lives (lurks may be a better term) in the vicinity. He thinks about it now—the escape from the unlocked paddy wagon, the game of cat 'n' mouse with the cops, that final stand-off in the rose gardens . . . It's amazing what you can squeeze into 48 hours.

Now he sits in his fern-roofed bivvy, waiting for washing day.

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Clotheslines are wonderful things, everything clean and bright, hung out for his perusal. Dressing up like folks is about the only entertainment he's got. If he could just nab a pair of heels, maybe some lippy . . . that'd be sweet.