Notes
1. The text is taken from 1996 Best Newspaper Writing, published by the
Poynter Institute and Bonus Books, Inc. It was first carried in The
Oregonian, November 19, 1995. Its author, Tom Hallman Jr, is an Ameri-
can journalist and a Pulitzer finalist in best reporting in 1994
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3. Except when he gets a live one: Except when he catches someone who
looks as if he may be
persuade
.d to buy
4. He smells blood. He becomes aware of a weakness or vulnerability in
his opponent.
5. . .his days.. are numbered.: .. he will not survive for much longer
6. froze his rent: agreed not to increase his rent
