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            ,,AUNT ,,NANCY &         #AC
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  ,AF A SPELL1 ,OLD ,WOE;L ASKS1
8,:AT'RE Y DI7+ =1 ANYWAY80 ,AUNT ,NANCY
MAKES L %E DON'T HE> H]4
  8,N A POSY B$1 IS X80 SAYS ,OLD
,WOE;L4 8,BEES IS B.D 6-E F MILES    #AG
>.D & BUZZ Y ALL 6D1?40
  8,A9'T A POSY B$10 SAYS ,AUNT ,NANCY4
  8,A9'T FI%+ WORMS1 IS X8 ,NA/Y ?+S C
KILL Y )A CASE (! SLIMES40
  ,AUNT ,NANCY %AKES H] H1D & KEEPS
DI7+4
  8,BE/ N 2 A PUMPK9 PAT*4 ,I HE> TELL A
F>M] GOT TANGL$ 9 8 [N PUMPK9 V9ES &
/>V$ HISSELF 6D1?40
  8,A9'T A PUMPK9 PAT*10 SAYS ,AUNT
,NANCY4
  8,WELL1 !N10 SAYS ,OLD ,WOE;L1 8:AT >E
Y DI7+ ANYWAYS80
  ,AUNT ,NANCY L1NS ON H] %OVEL4 8,! WAY
,I FIGURE ?+S10 %E SAYS1 8,I'M EI GONNA
DR[N 9 MY B$ OR GET ET UP 0BE>S4 ,T'S IF
,I DON'T DIE ( MUCKITIS OR GET BUZZ$ OR
SLIM$ OR TANGL$ 6D1?4 ,ANY WAY Y LOOK AT
X1 ,I'M DUE 6BE PU%+ UP PETUNIAS 2F L;G1
S ,I RECKON X'S ONLY GD MANN]S 6DIG MY
GRAVE N[ & SAVE Y ! TR\# ( DI7+ X LAT]4
,:ILE ,I'M AT X1 ,I'D 2 "R HAPPY 6DIG
YRS = Y1 TOO40
  ,OLD ,WOE;L'S EYES GET BIG Z TOMB/"OS4
8,AUNT ,NANCY1 Y >E AB ! GLOOMIE/    #AH
P]SON ,I "E LAID EYES ON10 %E SAYS4 8,I
GOT 6BE GETT+ AL;G 2F Y GIVE ME A S]I\S
CASE (! 4MALS40 ,& %E SKEDA4LES D[N !
ROAD S FA/ H] RA9 CL\D HAS 6HU/LE 6KEEP
UP ) H]4
  8,-E ON \ & TAKE A G&]1 ,EZEKIEL10
SAYS ,AUNT ,NANCY4 8,MY POTATO PAT* IS
DUG1 "!'S PL5TY ( FI%+ WORMS = CAT*+
SUPP]1 & S9CE ,I DON'T H 6WAT] MY PEA
PAT* NO M1 ,I GOT "T 6BAKE U A BIM#B]RY
PIE40 ,AUNT ,NANCY1 %E RECKONS %E MI<T
EV5 PICK "S POSIES 6PUT ON ! TA#4












            ,,AUNT ,,NANCY &         #AI
              ,,MI/] ,,D1?

  ,N"E 0 NOBODY Z TRICKSY Z ,AUNT
,NANCY4 ,FOLKS SAY %E EV5 \TSM>T$ ,MI/]
,D1? HISSELF :5 HE -E D[N ! ROAD LOOK+ =
H]4
  ,HE -E "R UP 96H] Y>D ) 8 %IRTFRONT
ALL RU6LY :ITE &A BIG1 B"R WAT* *A9 ACR
8 MI4LE4 ,AUNT ,NANCY1 %E TAKES "O LOOK
& "KS %E'S GONNA NE$ E TRICK %E'S "E
LE>N$ &A FEW %E HASN'T 6\TSM>T ,MI/]
,D1?4
  ,EZEKIEL ! CAT1 HE TAKES "O LOOK & ALL
8 HAIR /&S ON 5D1 BIG Z A *IMNEY BRU%4
  ,AUNT ,NANCY1 %E KEEPS "R ON SWEEP+ H]
POR*4
  8,AUNT ,NANCY10 SAYS ,MI/] ,D1?1 ALL
SOLEMN & *UR*LIKE1 8YR "T IS -E40
  8,I C'T G YET10 SAYS ,AUNT ,NANCY4 8,I
GOT ME A H1P ( H\SECL1N+ 6D40
  8,NO "T = T10 SAYS ,MI/] ,D1?1 *ECK+ 8
%9Y GOLD WAT*4
  8,:AT WD ! NEI<BORS SAY ) ME D1D & MY
FLOOR ALL DIRTY80 SAYS ,AUNT ,NANCY4 8,I
HE> TELL Y'RE A BIGHE>T$ FELL]4 ,J   #BJ
LET ME SCRUB X ONCE 2F ,I G40
  ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE PRE5S HISSELF A LL4 ,N
TOO _M FOLKS APPRECIATE 8 F9] PO9TS4
  8,I RECKON ,I C SP>E Y A M9UTE OR
TWO10 HE SAYS4
  8,Y J SIT YRF D[N & PROMISE N 6MOVE
TILL ! FLOOR'S CL1N10 ,AUNT ,NANCY SAYS4
8,A H>D"W+ FELL] L Y DES]VES A RE/40
  ,S ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE SITS HISSELF D[N &
PROMISES 6/AY "! TILL ,AUNT ,NANCY'S
FLOOR IS CL1N4 ,& ,AUNT ,NANCY1 %E SITS
H]F D[N & -M;ES 6ROCK4
  8,AUNT ,NANCY1 Y GOT NO "T 6BE ROCK+10
SAYS ,MI/] ,D1?4 8,H[ L;G Y ?9K ,I'M
GONNA SIT "H80
  8,TILL MY FLOOR IS CL1N10 ,AUNT ,NANCY
SAYS4 8,A PROMISE IS A PROMISE1 & ,I
RECKON ,I C LIVE )A DIRTY FLOOR A MI<TY
L;G "T40
  ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE FUMES & HE FUSSES1 B HE
SEES HE'S BE5 TRICK$ PRETTY GD4 ,SEEMS L
HE'S GONNA 2 SITT+ 9 T *AIR TILL ! C[S
-E 6D9N]4
  8,LOOK "H10 SAYS ,MI/] ,D1?1 8Y LET ME
UP & ,I'LL LET Y H "O M YE>40        #BA
  ,AUNT ,NANCY1 %E SEES T'S ! BE/ %E'S
GONNA GET4 ,&A YE> SEEMS L A MI<TY L;G1
SWEET "T4

  ,B 2F Y "K X1 "H'S ANO!R YE> ROLL$ >.D
) GD "TS & H>D "TS1 & "H'S ,MI/] ,D1? -+
BACK D[N ! ROAD 6,AUNT ,NANCY'S H\SE4
  ,EZEKIEL HI<TAILS X 96! H\SE & UP !
*IMNEY4 ,HE FIGURES HE'S GONNA MISS
,AUNT ,NANCY "S?+ AW;L1 B NO WAY IS HE
PLANN+ ON KEEP+ H] -PANY4
  8,AUNT ,NANCY1 YR "T IS -E10 SAYS
,MI/] ,D1?4 8,& Y'RE N TRICK+ ME 96NO
PROMISES ? "T1 NEI40
  8,I'M -+10 SAYS ,AUNT ,NANCY4 8,B "!
A9'T NOBODY 6MILK MY C[ :5 ,I'M G"O4
,I'M GONNA H 6BR+ H] AL;G ) ME40
  8,I A9'T GOT NO USE =A C[10 SAYS ,MI/]
,D1?4
  8,IF ! C[ DON'T G1 ,I DON'T G10 SAYS
,AUNT ,NANCY4
  ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE'S GETT+ $GY ON A3.T (
HE HAS A LOT ( IMPORTANT APPO9T;TS T "D4
,HE C SEE ,AUNT ,NANCY IS "O MI<TY
/U2ORN WOMAN1 & X'S GONNA 2 QK]      #BB
6GIVE 9 ?AN X IS 6>GUE4
  8,BR+ YR C[10 HE SNAPS4
  8,& "SBODY'S GOT 6C>RY H]10 ,AUNT
,NANCY SAYS4 8,%E'S TOO TUCK]$ \ 6WALK4
,Y LOOK L A MI<TY /R;G FELL] 6ME40
  ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE FLEXES A MUSCLE OR TWO4
,HE RECKONS MAYBE HE IS A PRETTY F9E
FIGURE (A MAN4 ,S HE PICKS UP ! C[ &
H1DS (F D[N ! ROAD ) ,AUNT ,NANCY TRAIL+
AL;G 2H4
  ,/R;G OR N1 2F L;G HE'S DROOP+ &
DRA7+4 ,2SS :1 HE C HE> 0HIS %9Y GOLD
WAT* T "T IS TICK+ AWAY4
  8,AUNT ,NANCY10 SAYS ,MI/] ,D1?4 8,I
C'T C>RY ? C[ NO F>!R40
  8,N[1 :AT WD FOLKS SAY IF ^W GOT >.D Y
0 TOO W1K 6C>RY (F A C[80 ASKS ,AUNT
,NANCY4 8,:O'D -E ) Y !N80
  ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE C SEE IF HE'S N C>E;L1
8 REPUT,N IS GONNA 2 RU9$ & HE'LL 2 D[N
9 ! UNEMPLOY;T L9E4 ,HE SIZZLES & HE
SIMM]S1 B HE C SEE HE'S BE5 TRICK$ AG4
  8,"O M YE>10 HE SN>LS4 8,B T'S ALL Y
GET40
  8,SUITS ME F9E10 SAYS ,AUNT        #BC
,NANCY4 8,N[1 :O'S GONNA C>RY ? C[ BACK
HOME80

  ,WELL1 "O M YE> -ES >.D1 & 2F Y "K X1
S DOES ,MI/] ,D1?4
  ,EZEKIEL'S R1DY = HM ? "T4 ,HE ROLLS
OV] & /ICKS 8 LEGS UP 9 ! AIR4 ,MI/]
,D1? C'T H NO USE =A CAT T'S ALR D1D4
  8,AUNT ,NANCY1 YR "T IS UP10 SAYS
,MI/] ,D1?4 8,I A9'T /&+ = NO TRICKS ?
"T1 NEI40
  8,J LET ME GET MY LANT]N10 SAYS ,AUNT
,NANCY4 8,I HE> X'S MI<TY D>K ": WE'RE
GO+40
  8,AUNT ,NANCY1 X'S BROAD "DLI<T10 SAYS
,MI/] ,D1?4
  8,I'M GO+ ) MY LANT]N1 OR ,I'M N GO+
AT ALL10 SAYS ,AUNT ,NANCY4
  ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE REMEMB]S X'S NO USE
>GU+ ) ,AUNT ,NANCY4 ,& 2SS1 HE C SEE
0HIS WAT* T HE'S GETT+ 2H AG4
  ,PRETTY SOON "H -ES ,AUNT ,NANCY ) H]
LANT]N LIT1 & %E SETS (F D[N ! ROAD )
,MI/] ,D1?4
  ,!Y HAV5'T G"O F> 2F %E'S %IV]+    #BD
& %AK+4
  ,PRETTY SOON %E'S TWIT*+ & TREMBL+4
  8,AUNT ,NANCY1 :AT >E Y C>RY+ ON S =80
SAYS ,MI/] ,D1?4
  8,I'M S SC>$1 MY B"OS >E %AK+10 MOANS
,AUNT ,NANCY4 8,I C'T H>DLY HOLD ON 6?-
"H LANT]N4 ,FOLKS SAY Y'RE A MI<TY K9D
S\L4 ,RECKON Y CD C>RY X = ME80
  ,MI/] ,D1?1 HE SI<S ONCE OR TWICE4 ,B
A9'T NOBODY CALL$ HM K9D 9 A C5TURY OR
S1 & ,AUNT ,NANCY LOOKS S PITI;L1 HE C'T
REFUSE4
  ,SOON Z HE'S HOLD+ ! LANT]N ,AUNT
,NANCY MOANS L\D] YET4
  8,X'S S D>K60 %E WAILS4
  ,LICKETY-SPLIT %E TURNS UP ! LANT]N
WICK4 ,MI/] ,D1?'S RU6LY %IRT />TS
6SMOK+ L A CRACK$ *IMNEY4 ,SCREE*+ &
H[L+1 HE H1DS =! POND4
  ,& :5 HE -ES UP = AIR1 8 RU6LY :ITE
%IRT IS ALL RU9$1 & 8 %9Y GOLD WAT* HAS
D"O TICK$ XS LA/4
  8,DOGG"O X1 ,AUNT ,NANCY10 SNAPS ,MI/]
,D1?4 8,I'M N"E -+ NE> Y AG Z L;G Z ,I
LIVE40                               #BE
  8,SUITS ME F9E10 SAYS ,AUNT ,NANCY1 &
(F %E H1DS 6FE$ ,EZEKIEL 8 SUPP]4

  ,"S FOLKS SAY ,MI/] ,D1? F9,Y DID GET
HOLD ( ,AUNT ,NANCY4 ,SN1K$ UP 2H H] :5
%E WASN'T LOOK+ & TOOK H] AWAY4
  ,B Y & ME1 WE "K BETT]4 ,NOBODY "E GOT
! BE/ ( ,AUNT ,NANCY1 & NOBODY "E W4
















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