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-then he  said  in those  days  he  carried  a  camera  he  had  got  as  a  proze, idiotically  he  began  taking  pictures  and  finished  entire  rolls  on her, then taking  his  eye  off  from the  camera  he  observed  there  were  other  boys  and  girls  with her , who  were  older  than him,  all  young  but  older  than him,bearded  and  shabby, the  two  girls  were  made  up,  looking  at  him they  laughed  nervously, was  he  a  photographer  or  a  detective, sara   clutching  his  arm declared  he  was  with her, and  introductions  were  made