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You must avoid stepping on cracks in the ground and sidewalk or
you'll break your mother's back.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Tragedy
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001950S