Tom killed the engine of his beat-up Honda motorcycle, and we dismounted at the edge of the LA freight yard. We approached a man sitting on a railroad tie, his jeans stained with black grease. As we introduced ourselves, he eyed us warily, noticing our matching uniform shirts. "You boys ain't cops, are you?"
I opened my sketchbook and laughed. "No way. W…
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