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I love tool names (e.g., adze, yankee screwdriver). After the Home Despot franchise built one of its warehouses close-by to where I live, I went in to get an awl. Nobody had heard of such a thing. Sniff. Off to the local hardware store. Crowded little place with most of the stock behind the counter and a couple of guys in baseball caps. "Can I help you?" "Yes, I want to buy an awl." One of them brings out a wooden display with about 10 awls wired to it. "Take yer pick." Weren't that expensive, either.
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