Do you know why sailors wear gold in their ears?" Uncle asked me. "It was the law, long ago, that a sailor had to have on his person enough gold to bury him should he wash ashore. So the seaside folk wouldn't be out of pocket at the funeral expense.
( Sena Jeter Naslund )
[ Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer ]
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