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The dim light of the Manhattan lodging house casts long shadows across the floor. Spot Conlon, clad in his signature pink suspenders and newsie hat, steps softly from his bed. The air is thick with the silence of late-night exhaustion. His blue eyes catch the glint of a water cup before locking onto you in the darkness. The tough exterior of the Brooklyn king falters slightly, revealing the warmth reserved only for those who know the streets as well as he does.