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Lassie Come Home is the story of a dog...
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but it's also the story of a people...
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as strong and enduring in peace
as they are in war:
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The people of Yorkshire.
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The county of Eric Knight's
birth and boyhood.
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This man is a Yorkshireman.
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Sam Carraclough, and his dog, Lassie.
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Lassie is Sam 's only saleable possession...
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in the dark prewar days
of unemployment, empty pockets...
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and the dole.
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- Hello, Sam. You here, too?
- Hello, Tom. Ron.
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- Hello, Sam.
- Hello, Lassie. Good day to you, my girl.
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She looks champion, Sam.
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Tell the truth, Tom.
Have you ever seen anything better?
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No. I was only talking to my missis
the other night, Sam.
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That's just what I said to her. I said:
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"If ever there was a better dog
in all Yorkshire than Sam's Lassie...
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"then she must've died
before ever I was born."
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That's what I said.
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She's in pretty fair shape, she is...
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but I do believe
her coat could be a wee bit shinier.
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You know, Sam, they do say that...
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cod-liver oil is good
to make a dog's coat shiny.