He shifts onto his back, staring up at the ceiling. "The boys and me-" he starts, then hesitates and starts again, "Some of 'em came with me cuz they had no where else to go, I think. Some of 'em just wanted somethin' to do. But me? I wanted somethin' better. Not just scrapin' by, diggin' our lives from the dirt. Givin' a lady glass beads is a start."
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He shifts onto his back, staring up at the ceiling. "The boys and me-" he starts, then hesitates and starts again, "Some of 'em came with me cuz they had no where else to go, I think. Some of 'em just wanted somethin' to do. But me? I wanted somethin' better. Not just scrapin' by, diggin' our lives from the dirt. Givin' a lady glass beads is a start."