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sign your name to a customs
But what is the good of bringing a ship to a port if you have not got the head to see about getting a cargo for her, and cannot read the bills of lading, or as much as sign your name to a customs list.
— from By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

spotting you now through a crack
“She’s probably spotting you now through a crack in the door, and you’ll see her pretty regularly every Saturday night at pay time.”
— from Scott Burton, Forester by Edward G. (Edward Gheen) Cheyney

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