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There
were No Secrets in Madrid
Several centuries ago, in Spain, there was a
great distrust of locks. To be safe, the householders
of a block hired a watchman to patrol the neighborhood
and carry the keys to their dwellings. To enter
or leave a house, the resident clapped his hands
vigorously to summon the watchman with his key,
so, all comings and goings became a matter of
public record and there was little chance for
"hanky panky" in old Madrid.
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