Skip Goes Underground in the Opal Capital

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip is in Coober Pedy, Australia. Skip, what have you found down there?

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, this is the opal capital of the world, per Wikipedia, and I am here to cover it. Career-wise, this is huge.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOpals. Fine. Where are you standing?

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentMostly in a hillside. Many residents live in underground homes called dugouts, to escape the summer heat. My shoes are full of red dust.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFull.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentTo the laces. And the town has underground churches and shops, so I tried to browse. I hit my forehead on a doorway twice.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDid you buy an opal?

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI bought a postcard. My phone has no signal down here, so it only shows the time. A desk anchor would never lose signal.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnchors lose signal constantly. Where do you sleep?

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentIn a cave, Hank.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe name is often said to come from an Aboriginal term meaning white man in a hole. I am the man in the hole.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentWish you were here, Hank. Bring a torch and a helmet. And maybe put in a word about the desk.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe desk is above ground, Skip. Your ticket only goes the other way.