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SAM WIEBE

company. They had the same alarm code.
All I had to do was find an open window
and I could be inside.

Sometimes I didn’t even need an open
window. Paul showed me a little about lock-
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smithing. Not lockpicking—that was illegal.
He showed me how to use a tension tool
and a lock pick, but said they should only
be used if somebody got locked out.
I would practice after school. Or instead
of school. Working with Paul was my school.

At that time I didn’t want to take things.
I just liked the challenge of getting into
places. I wanted to open any door, defeat

any alarm, know every code. That was my
fantasy.
Being a thief means mastering a lot of
skills. I learned to climb by practicing on
empty buildings around town. When I was

eighteen I worked part-time at a gym that
had a rock-climbing wall. After cleaning the

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