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"I'M so buttoned up in this tight coat that I can't get at anything / in my vest or trouser pockets. Have you a pocket-knife, Bert, or some / copper coins, or metal things of any sort? " asked Alf, keeping the pony / well in hand, and patting the shaggy neck, now bathed in sweat.
"Yes, I've my old knife, and some three and five copeck pieces; will / that do? " questioned Bert.