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But yeah around 7 we went down to one of the local fishing markets and got our license , only me cynthia and cynthia 's dad got our licenses because we did n't know you need your Social Security number to obtain a license , so only the 3 of us could legally clam . Lame i know . after obtaining our licenses we headed out to CLAM !
Why did the narrator need to get a license ?