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...arrived safely in Rangoon, armed, like all the other tourists, with a liter each of Johnnie Walker Red Label and a package of 555 cigarettes. As soon as we deplaned, the whispers began: "Whisky cigarettes? Whisky cigarettes?" The arithmetic is simple: a dollar is worth seven Burmese kyats at the official rate, but on the black market buys thirty, and $14 worth of duty-free whisky and cigarettes sell for 500 kyats in Rangoon, giving a 36-kyat exchange rate...
...large, strong heart and was in excellent shape. His mucous membranes were clear, indicating that he was probably not a veteran snorter of cocaine. Dr. Smialek reported that Bias had no more than "an average level of sensitivity" to the drug and avoided attributing the 6.5 mg-per-liter concentration of cocaine in the athlete's bloodstream to an "overdose." "This particular concentration might not kill another individual," the medical examiner said. "On the other hand, another individual could die at a lower level...
...Another liter of Coke awaited them. In the refrigerator. We wouldn't go near them...
...begun to bet on the games. A liter of Coke to the winners. And after the third game--a two touchdown loss--I went to the store and bought the winners their Coke...
Because of the tax, the price of the average one-liter bottle of hard liquor will rise by about one and a half dollars. The federal tax does not affect beer or wine...