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When describing his family, the speaker describes his father as 1
At Christmas, going to downtown LA was cool because there were 2 in the windows.
The speaker's mother explained that even though they had very little, they could 3 a dime.
The speaker mentions this because this advice 4 with him.
The first time he became homeless, he had been employed as a master of 5
When he got home, he met his wife who claimed to be going to the 6
Not only did she leave him holding the baby, she had 7 their savings account.
Luckily he was able to borrow an old car, even though it had a broken 8