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"3 a.m. Austin Texas" is based on a true story of the author, Klecko. In 1982, when he was a young Minnesota man, still in his late teens, he threw away his life only to reclaim it while hitchhiking to Texas in the dead of winter. Long before the days…
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Based on a true story in 1982, when Klecko was a young man from Minnesota, he threw away his life only to reclaim it while hitchhiking to Texas in the dead of winter.
Various passages define all the hunger and untrustworthy people Klecko encounters during his travels.Nevertheless, he ends up encountering more random acts of kindness than negativity, thus enriching his life by meeting strangers and rekindling old friendships that taught him how to be resilient and confident.
Above all, the message is a positive one.
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