I’ve never heard of such a saying before, but using context clues one could gather that it has something to do with human greed and the desire for wealth, and how it can twist your morals without you realizing it.
I think that the dystopian setting gives the characters an authenticity that they might not have had in another context.
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Have you ever swum in a river before?
I think that might be the answer
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Hope it helps! :)
Vintage and old!! could mean from the olden days but also old seems a little less light