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It gets lonely, sometimes just playing with the cat, says an unemployed ex-convict as he stares bleakly out his window
It gets lonely, sometimes just playing with the cat, says an unemployed ex-convict as he stares bleakly out his window

It gets lonely, sometimes just playing with the cat, says an unemployed ex-convict as he stares bleakly out his window

Date8/19/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: It gets lonely; sometimes just playing with the cat; says an unemployed ex-convict as he stares bleakly out his window. John Howard Society; a United Appeal agency; helps men to readjust.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009289F
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