The Wisdom of Crocodiles
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They're beautiful.
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- Why are they so small?
- They're ornamental.

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18th century.
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It's a tradition to give them
to babies when they're born.

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They're silver.
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In China, they're usually
given to the first grandchild,
which happened to be me.

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It means that the baby
will always be fed,

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always be safe.
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My grandfather bought them
in Shanghai from some old swindler...

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who claimed they changed color if they
touched food that was poisoned.

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I think of them
as my lucky charm.

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You're full of strange little stories
and sayings, aren't you?

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I get that from my mother.
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Even the slightest failure
to behave like a young lady,

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and I'd get some story
about what happened to little giris...

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who didn't make up their beds
or who came home late for tea.

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So I don't judge a book by its cover,
I never look before I leap,

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I know that some things
are better left unsaid...

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and that worrying
is the devil's favorite pastime.

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I've never heard
that one before.

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About the devil?
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I'd be sitting in the corner boiling
about something, and out it would come.

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You look lovely.
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By the way, shouldn't it be,
"I always look before I leap"?

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- What did I say?
- Never.

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Well?
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Well, it turns out Captain Birdseye
has his head screwed on.

:29:39
There's only two car loan companies
in London that rent Nissan diesels.

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The first one I called, bingo. They
fingered him for me straight away.

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Whoever hired it was using
a fake I.D. 'cause they tried
to contact him about a fine.

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Guess what.
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Our killer was in a hurry.
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Right.

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