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Personal Narrative: The Black Burglars

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It was there, right in front of me, the Stoners place. I had heard so much about this house from all my friends. They said that the people who lived here were the most famous robbers, the black burglars. And they also said that the black burglars were trigger pullers. And the house that I was standing in front of was theirs.

All of the windows were broken, probably from gunfights with the cops or from fights with each. There was a strong smell of mold all around the house and the rotting wood was covered with moss The balcony on the right side of the house looked like it would fall if you put one foot on it, and it looked like it was heavy enough to crush you if it fell on you. There was cigarette butts and bullet shells littered
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