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But I seen dem—honest injun I did—

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Jan 01, 2013
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MISSISSIPPI BY ALEXANDER J MOTYL 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 21

Look, I really know

that morning mists

on the Mississippi

have been done to death:

They’re as tired as Huck Finn must’ve been

after paddling downstream with Jim.

But I seen dem—honest injun I did—

from the levee in Donaldsonville

after spending the night at the Victorian B&B,

where Judy asked, “How…

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