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"God helpe the poore Fishes; it is a hard world with them, they use not to lye under such thicke roofes:" Highlights From the Great Frost Fairs of 1683
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Why does a pound of sugar cost less when bought on the frozen Thames than when bought from the same merchant on land?
Because on the ice the merchant uses a sliding scale.
fuck!!!!