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New Year’s Eve drama on the river ends in mercy and ruse
An old woman on a bridge delays a thief named Hoskins who has stalked shoppers and indolent pockets through a hard year. She drops a purse to a deckhand as the Amalia barges by, revealing a tender moment and a quiet farewell to a harsh cycle as the barge fades away.
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Hoskins
Amalia
London
Hyde Park
Indy
Oliday
William H. Radcliff
Greene County
Indiana