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Pale moonlight cuts through the grimy window of the Manhattan lodging house, painting bars of silver across the floor. Spot Conlon moves like a shadow, detaching himself from his bunk. His pink suspenders are the only splash of color in the gloom. He picks up a tin cup, the water inside catching the faint light, and his blue eyes—always scanning, always assessing—land on you, still awake in the dark. The famous toughness of the Brooklyn king hesitates, and something warmer, quieter, shows through. It's a look reserved for the few who've walked the same hard streets.