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A prospector encounters an old, crippled Aboriginal man who asks if he can have his fancy pocket knife. The prospector reluctantly agrees, and the Aboriginal man proffers in exchange, with words of warning, a stuffed lizard purported to bring good and bad luck. Some bizarre events ensue for the prospector.
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- Broken Hill, Broken Hill area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,
- Adelaide, South Australia,
- Bush,
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