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lady. While talking to the city lady, two cop cars suddenly pulled up
with their lights on.
Me standing there, not afraid, I talked to the kind officers about my
chalk and told them how I thought it turned out. The officers laughed
and responded with, “Wow! You should get paid to do murals, man!” or
“Wow, that’s actually pretty cool! You should learn to paint!” At the end
of the day, the city lady explained to me that I am not allowed to do this
on walls because I had no permission. The officers somewhat disagreed
and thought what I was doing was cool and inspiring, but the city did not
care. Packing everything up, and everyone getting back in their cars, the
officers privately talked to me. They told me that I should keep it up
with what I was doing, just try not to be as noticed and stick to the