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New Yorker at Large Chronicles a Restless Tramp Soul
Mark Barron recounts a Times Square encounter with a young man who drifts across America seeking the open road. The hobo with $800 in his pocket recalls adventures from New England to Alaska and Colorado to Arizona, noting that money makes the road easier and freedom looms beyond skyscrapers. He plans a southbound ride, shunning home as a fleeting choice.
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