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SIR WALTER RALEIGH LEGEND

A LEGEND AMONG PIPE SMOKERS THAT WAS PASSED ON TO MY BROTHER
INVOLVES A TEST GIVEN TO SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
RALEIGH WAS ASKED TO GUESS THE WEIGHT OF PIPE SMOKE
FROM A SINGLE BOWL OF TOBACCO. HE ASTOUNDED EVERYONE BY SIMPLY
WEIGHING THE TOBACCO BEFORE SMOKING IT AND THE ASHES AFTER HE WAS
DONE.

Where learned: DETROIT

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PROSE NARRATIVE -- Secular hero
RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 00001970S

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