Bodega DreamsWilliam Irizzari has reinvented himself as Willie Bodega, a drug lord who plans to use his money to buy and renovate his areas comdemned buildings. Told by Chino, a young graffiti artist, this is the story of whether hope and loyalty can survive in a world of crime. |
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... nodded . “ You tell them the voices said to bite Blessington . You don't say Blessington said all this bullshit to you or that he had you in a headlock , you just say you heard voices . You got that ? " Sapo under- stood and a slow ...
... nodded . “ You tell them the voices said to bite Blessington . You don't say Blessington said all this bullshit to you or that he had you in a headlock , you just say you heard voices . You got that ? " Sapo under- stood and a slow ...
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... nodding . " Anyway , I saw a special on that big museum in Moscow . " " Which one ? " Vera asked . " The big one ... nodded her head and looked dutifully impressed . " The second , third , and fourth floors are where the artists live ...
... nodding . " Anyway , I saw a special on that big museum in Moscow . " " Which one ? " Vera asked . " The big one ... nodded her head and looked dutifully impressed . " The second , third , and fourth floors are where the artists live ...
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... nodded and left . I took a shortcut through a huge vacant lot . I stopped for a minute and even though it was dark I studied the rubble of a building that once stood there . Scorched bricks with wild grass growing all around the lot . A ...
... nodded and left . I took a shortcut through a huge vacant lot . I stopped for a minute and even though it was dark I studied the rubble of a building that once stood there . Scorched bricks with wild grass growing all around the lot . A ...
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