Degsy: A Love Story

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A few hours later Degsy and the gang took the loot down to Mickey at the pawn shop. They wanted to get away as soon as possible the cash.
Degsy and the gang met Micky around the back giving them privacy. “How did it go,” Mickey asked, knowing full well they done the Commissioner’s place. “Yeh geez,” replied Degsy “Went cushy, but did you supply a tall, lanky guy with the same outfit as us?” “I tell you in a minute replied Mickey, let me look at this lot first.” Meaning the loot.
They just stood there. Degsy, tapping the glass counter. Horse, biting his fingernails, both Chin and Sam nearly falling asleep. It was a nervous moment. Thirty minutes later, Micky came back with the news. It was the worse news that could have imagined. It turns

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