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An American Tragedy Volume 1 Book 1 Chapter IV
In which a young lad named Clyde, earnestly striving to raise himself above humble beginnings, takes up work at a drug store soda fountain and longs to be part of the dazzling world beyond his familiar mission home. His aspirations lead him to seek a position as a bell-boy in a grand hotel, where, despite his modest means and scant experience, he glimpses a tantalising doorway to a life of refinement and opportunity.
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