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Aging May Faces Empty Future In 1925 Los Angeles
May Seymour, aged twenty eight, confronts a life of poverty and isolation after leaving a boarding house, losing money, and failing to find work. She contemplates asking Ulysses Forgan for help, considers pawnshop money, and watches hopeful movie hopefuls crowd the city while she struggles to secure meals and shelter.
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Aamericus Times-Recorder
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