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penniless in Le Havre edited

Penniless in le Havre. In the time of my nadir penniless in Le Havre in the drizzle, I saw the blue neon light of a bar I met sailors from my country they gave me cigarettes and wine also money so I could take the train home thanks to the generosity of the poor I had a pencil and a block of paper and tried to collect my thoughts of what I was thinking. Found I was more educated than I thought that is what reading a thousand books does to your brain confuse you to believe that you are better than others. I also saw my difficulties and the inability to live in the present. I bought a typewriter but had no grammar, and it was slow going. I was given a small pension, enough for the daily bread. I have written what I wanted to write and have in that process, lost a few friends. The trap of selfishness is easy to fall into it was the simple people it was in Le Havre I met the good people

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