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Big hulking man was standing on the kerb at Piccadilly Circus, puzzling his brains about how he was going to get the price of his next meal. He had just determined to try his hand at pick-pocketing, which was about the only form of crime he had never tried before, when a Chinaman sidled up to him from among the crowd and spoke to him in a low tone. You Mistah Smith The big man turned in surprise.
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