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Air a-gittin' cool an' coolah, Frost a-comin' in de night, Hicka' nuts an' wa'nuts fallin', Possum keepin' out o' sight
Tu'key struttin' in de ba'nya'd, Nary a step so proud ez his; Keep on struttin',
Mistah Tu'key, Yo' do' know whut tim...

All night I dreamed of my home, of the roads that are so long and straight they die in the middle— among the spines of elderly weeds on either side, among the dead cats, the ants who are all eyes, the suitcase thrown open, sprouting failures
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