The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 18, May 1, 2005, Article 8

A GHASTLY AND WORTHLESS SOUVENIR

The Kashar News of Kabul, Afghanistan reported on scavengers
at the site of a recent airplane crash. One man thought he hit pay
dirt with a banknote:

"Hayatullah, 32, proudly displays his foreign banknote, convinced
he is a rich man because it carries so many zeros. He has no idea
that the two million Turkish lira bill is worth less than two US dollars.

The banknote is part of the booty he collected on a day-long hike
to the wreckage of Kam Air Boeing 737, which crashed during a
blizzard in February, killing all 104 people on board.

“I got there, and saw pieces of the plane, torn boxes, and bits of
flesh. I was so upset that I could not eat at all that day,” he said.

But Hayatullah managed to compose himself long enough to
come away with the Turkish lira note, 1,000 Pakistani rupees
and a pair of children#39;s shoes his son now wears to school. "

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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