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SILVERWARE BELIEF
IF A PIECE OF SILVERWARE IS DROPPED, IT MEANS A VISITOR WILL COME
FROM THAT DIRECTION. IF THE PIECE IS A KNIFE, THE VISITOR WILL BE A
MAN; IF A FORK: A WOMAN; IF A SPOON: A CHILD.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S GRANDMOTHER TOLD HER THIS.
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-25-1970
