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Bodacious Tubuloso
by Tom B. Taker

Winston Titus Franklin was not a man to be trifled with. Used to getting his way, he even had his own private lane on the 405. The commute from his luxury Irvine estate to his private office near LAX would have taken hours without it.

He made his way up the I-5 then to the 405 before merging onto “The Winston” and settled in for his 40-minute drive. For some reason, the police never noticed his speed.
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