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[James Bailey]

More about pickpockets in Petersburg.
     About three years ago I got on a crowded trolleybus at the Admiralty
and rode down Nevskij prospekt to Gostinyj dvor. I felt something was wrong
when I got off -- my wallet was gone. A few days later the Russian friend I
was staying with had his wallet and passport stolen in a crowded bus. The
honest thief took the money and threw the rest on the floor. The driver
found it and called my friend. Last fall I had some time to waste before a
meeting so I strolled over Peter and Paul Fortress. There were signs in
several languages "Beware of Pickpockets." So pickpockets are not just on
Sennaja ploshchad'.
     James Bailey

James Bailey
1102 Hathaway Dr.
Madison, WI 53711

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