![I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississippi, leap the Ohio, ride upon a streak of lightning, and slip without a scratch down a honey locust [tree].](/assets/img/quote-photos/im-that-same-david-crockett-fresh-from-the-backwoods-half-horse-half-alligato.jpg)
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