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Gregory

            [Note: This was a conversation I had months before COVID-19.  I'm not connecting with anyone during this time].  
Gregory was sitting near Ohio and Wabash.  He was in prison for 17 years.  When he got out, "everybody was dead--friends, family..."  The hardest thing to adjust to on the outside is people.  "Some people are nice...others are not".  He's been homeless since he's been out of prison.  He's 58 and "just made some bad choices".  He knows better now.   What he needs is a place to stay.  Many of the shelters have bed bugs and he gets all bit up.  He is a guardian angel of sorts to women on the bus and train.  He said there was a guy bugging a woman on the train and she obviously didn't want to be bothered, so Gregory stepped in and made sure she was safe.  He does this on a regular basis and wants to make sure women are safe.  He encourages people to "Never give up!  When I was in prison, I didn't give up".  He said "If I won the lottery, I would build a place where homeless people could live".  He wanted nothing for himself--that his desire.  I hope he wins...
   

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Taken on: October 23, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/2.8, 1/320 sec, 50mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.1 (Windows)
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