London: 8 stories from its residents

8 Londoners tell their stories about living in the city that will host the Olympics.

3. A worker in the Transport for London's Lost Property Office

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"We've got umbrellas," Craig Clark, who works in the Lost Property Office, said. "We've got puffer fish, iron, false teeth, gorilla suits. There's a satellite dish.... there's also a bridesmaid's dress upstairs." Every morning between 8 and 9, the cell phones in the office – all pre-set by their owners – go off at the same time and ringtones and music all play together, as they were doing when Taylor arrived to interview Clark. "Year on year, more stuff is handed in," Clark said. "I'd like to think there are more people being honest.... if I had a pound for every time someone said to me, 'Ah, my faith in humanity is restored,' I probably wouldn't be working here. I'd be loaded."

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