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Never heard that story before. In a way I kind of explains who he was.
Did catch him in my front yard looking at my sprinker. Chased him off but never gave it a thought. Only when neighbourhood hoses were disappearing did things start to click. Soon after the police arrested him.
I lived on Queensland place and would see him everyday walking down the alley behind the strip mall on his way to the bus stop.
Kids near by would tease him mercifly - to a point where he would get very angry. In a way I felt sorry for him.
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