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"Well, I used to smoke in them days, and I used a bottle cap for on the bowl of the pipe. And I took an awl and punched a few small holes in it. That was for fire prevention to keep the sparks from [jumping out and setting his pasture on fire]. Oh, yeah, we had a, had a drought out there…
   "Well, I been chewing tobacco all my life. And I think it preserves the teeth. I never use a toothbrush. And I got all of my teeth. I could still crack English walnuts with them, but my kids told me not to."

William Huravitch

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