Saturday, July 05, 2008

Sleight of Hand



Teenagers and young boys are everywhere at the Lungi ferry, which connects Freetown to its international airport. Medium-sized boys offer to carry your bags for a small fee. Once aboard for the hour-and-a-half crossing, small boys sell candies and crackers.

And then there are the other boys, mostly just hanging around, watching, or pretending to do something when they're actually doing something else. It can be a bit like Oliver Twist. Watch your pockets.

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