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It was coround

A wolass, and she was screa her out

I just stood there, afraid She kept screa, muffled

Then I started to run I fell down, got up, and ran soot in the screen door ofwhat I knew, that there was a real live woman buried out in back of our house, just a hundred yards away, screa bloody murder

“Mama,” I said

“Don’t stand there with the ice cream,” said Mama

“But, Mama,” I said

“Put it in the icebox,” she said

“Listen, Ma Woman in the empty lot”

“And wash your hands,” said Mama

“She was screamin’ and screamin’”

“Let’s see now, salt and pepper,” said Mama, far away

“Listen toher out She’s buried under tons and tons of dirt and if we don’t dig her out, she’ll choke up and die”

“I’m certain she can wait until after lunch,” said Mama

“Mama, don’t you believe me?”