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A man man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama , looking down into the swift water twenty feet below . The man's hands were behind his back , the wrists bound with a cord . A rope closely encircled his neck .
A man man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama , looking down into the swift water twenty feet below . The man's hands were behind his back , the wrists bound with a cord . A rope closely encircled his neck .
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He stood up and moved up the hill . Fifty yards away he stopped and turned back , for he had forgotten his rifle . He walked heavily down and poked about in the brush , but he could not find his gun . At last he lay down to rest .
He stood up and moved up the hill . Fifty yards away he stopped and turned back , for he had forgotten his rifle . He walked heavily down and poked about in the brush , but he could not find his gun . At last he lay down to rest .
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They looked at a clump of trees where their neighbor's house had stood . " Lawd ! " " Yuh reckon anybody knows where they is ? " " Hard t tell . " The man walked down the slope and stood uncertainly . " ' There wuz a road erlong here ...
They looked at a clump of trees where their neighbor's house had stood . " Lawd ! " " Yuh reckon anybody knows where they is ? " " Hard t tell . " The man walked down the slope and stood uncertainly . " ' There wuz a road erlong here ...
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