Emilio was a drug dealer with crime at his back.
But when he saw a chance to go straight.
He slipped through the cracks.
Some others like him didn't come out as well as he did.
They are now in prison or dead.
But Emilio saw his chance to make a better life.
He got himself an honest job, a few kids, and a good wife.

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