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The lesson learned by Bill and the narrator is best expressed by phrase "Crime does not pay."
Bill and the narrator Sam learn that kidnapping is neither beneficial to their health not financially lucrative.
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As time goes by. and water goes through the water cycle again and again. The amount of water on Earth stays the same. However one could argue with this due to global warming since our icebergs/glaciers are melting adding to sea-level rise.
