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Louie was a track star, raised in California around the time of WWII. He was a troublesome child who always creating mischief he was very scrawny and lanky not much of an athletic build to say the least. So it was perplexing to watch him become an Olympian.
However, Louie originally lacked the drive to become an athlete. He was too caught up in acting effrontery by often stealing and getting into fights amongst other children. His future appeared dull, until one day when he was convinced to attend the school track meet. Not the best start to a track career for Louie, but Louie revealed potential. Of course Louie wasn't expected to be anything special after all he was callow when it came to running. However, this changed his life as he crossed

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