<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlizidisha na kusema uongo, lakini alikuwapo - alifanya urafiki na watu wa ajabu na wa ajabu, alifanya sababu ya kawaida na uchafu wa jamii, alisababisha matatizo, alisikiliza.  <response>: He exaggerated and lied, but he was there --he befriended weirdos and freaks, made common cause with the dregs of society, stirred trouble, listened. 