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Of Rats and Men

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Jack Black's Rat Poison

The rats thrived in london, a dirty, chaotic city that was falling apart under the pressure of its growing population. The first time i ever saw mister black was in the streets of london at the corner of hart street,. where he was exhibiting the rapid effects of his rat poison by placing some of it in mouth of a living animal. Jack black was part of a new and rapidly growing industry. Rat catchers were like blacksmiths or shoemakers, and established trade. But jack black insisted that he was different, that he was a self made man.

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