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Immediately I rushed down to the basement of my house, looking for the tool

which was a rare and early cork extractor. After more than one hour digging for

it in various drawers and boxes, the search ended up with a deep frustration: I

definitely couldn

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t find it. Then, very slowly, I remembered, that I had sold the

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tool

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a couple of weeks ago on a flea market, to an anonymous collector of old

wooden tools

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for $ 10.00!

Although I was disappointed about my bad luck, the story of a

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found and lost

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cork puller has a positive aspect. I can prove that this item is not only shown on a

drawing, it has been produced in reality! I am the witness. I have had it in my

hands. And never ever have I seen it again...