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Sean Stops His Story. His Eyes Go Empty

By Eric Adelson

Monday, November 24, 2008

They've stopped here on the first football Saturday of the year, along a patch of Texas highway, not far from the Cotton Bowl. Some left their homes early, some just in time. Some arrived in cars, some on buses. Some want a smoke, some want a soda, some just want to get the trip over with. Many are on their way to a stadium. No one is here for a game. Hurricane Katrina busted the levees severals days ago, flooding New Orleans residents out of their homes and sending them all over the South. Th ...

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