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We wake up like at 6.30, 6.30 and one day we wake us up.

So they call down to my unit and they said, uh, so Michael Taylor to pack his stuff, he

is leaving.

Michael Taylor was leaving prison in Oklahoma.

But before we get into that, here's a little bit about Michael.

Michael laughs a lot but doesn't choke a lot.

He doesn't mind a good chick flick every now and then and he thinks anyone who's met

him would say he's fair.

He's fair.

Oh he's fair to a fall and he doesn't make fun of people.

I don't, he just don't do that.

So it's 6.30 a.m. and a corrections officer just told Michael it's time to go.

He said you got a little time though.

So if you want to say goodbyes, go and say goodbyes.

It was actually really sad for Michael.

It's like they threw me out.

Even though I mean of course I wanted to go, of course I want freedom.

But it's like they threw me out.

He starts the process of essentially checking out of prison.

You know what they call the world tour.

You know what the tour and you know and these are the places that you have to go to get

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