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Page 31
He might come out later in the day to look around and tell us what to do . ... The
man might be angry because she has not departed the same way as the white
people do and he could set a trap to catch her when she comes back to see us ...
He might come out later in the day to look around and tell us what to do . ... The
man might be angry because she has not departed the same way as the white
people do and he could set a trap to catch her when she comes back to see us ...
Page 34
It will be quite a while before the tide comes in , and without the waves the barge
will never be able to sail in . The boat has to come in right there , where those two
rows of posts are stuck in the mud holding up a long platform made of saplings ...
It will be quite a while before the tide comes in , and without the waves the barge
will never be able to sail in . The boat has to come in right there , where those two
rows of posts are stuck in the mud holding up a long platform made of saplings ...
Page 38
Padre should be down from the cliff by now if he is ever to come back . Maybe he
has gone to the other side of the hill . Mother told us there are pieces of an
airplane washed up on the shore there and stuck among the rocks . The metal
does ...
Padre should be down from the cliff by now if he is ever to come back . Maybe he
has gone to the other side of the hill . Mother told us there are pieces of an
airplane washed up on the shore there and stuck among the rocks . The metal
does ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Babaru: Stories Illinois short fiction |
| Author | B. Wongar |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0252009959, 9780252009952 |
| Length | 102 pages |
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