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Then a shuddery breath like the coming of Death crept down from the peaks far away; The water was still; the twilight was chill; the sky was a tatter of gray. THEN A SHUDDERY BREATH LIKE THE COMING OF DEATH CREPT DOWN FROM THE PEAKS FAR AWAY THE WATER WAS STILL THE TWILIGHT WAS CHILL THE SKY WAS A TATTER OF GRAY
h the powers of the Pit. I shadowed him down to the scrofulous town; I dragged him from dissolute brawls; But I killed the galoot when he started to shoot electricity into my walls. God knows what I did he should seek to be rid of one who would save him from shame. God knows what I bore that night when he swore and bade me make tracks from his claim. I started to tell of the horrors of hell, when sudden his eyes lit like coals; And "Chuck it," says he, "don't persecute me with your cant and your saving of souls." I'll swear I was mild as I'd be with a child, but he called me the son of a slut; And, grabbing his gun with a leap and a run, he threatened my face with the butt. So what could I do (I leave it to you)? With curses he harried me forth; Then he was alone, and I was alone, and over us menaced the North. Our cabins were near; I could see, I could hear; but between us there rippled the creek; And all summer through, with a rancor that grew, he would pass me and never would speak. AKE OF HIS SOUL I STROVE WITH THE POWERS OF THE PIT I SHADOWED HIM DOWN INTO THE SCARFULEST TOWN I DRAGGED HIM FROM DISSOLUTE BRAWLS BUT I KILLED THE GALOOT WHEN HE STARTED TO SHOOT ELECTRICITY INTO MY WALLS GOD KNOWS WHAT I DID HE SHOULD SEEK TO BE RID OF ONE WHO WOULD SAVE HIM FROM SHAME GOD KNOWS WHAT I BORE THAT NIGHT WHEN HE SWORE AND BADE ME MAKE TRACKS FROM HIS CLAIM I STARTED TO TELL OF THE HORRORS OF HELL WHEN SUDDEN HIS EYES LIT LIKE COALS AND CHUCK IT SAYS HE DON'T PERSECUTE ME WITH YOUR CANT AND YOUR SAVING OF SOULS BUT I'LL SWEAR I WAS MILD AS I'D BE WITH A CHILD BUT HE CALLED ME THE SON OF A SLUT AND GRABBING HIS GUN WITH A LEAP AND A RUN HE THREATENED MY FACE WITH THE BUTT SO WHAT COULD I DO I LEAVE IT TO YOU WITH CURSES HE HARRIED ME FORTH THEN HE WAS ALONE AND I WAS ALONE AND OVER US MENACED THE NORTH OUR CABINS WERE NEAR I COULD SEE I COULD HEAR BUT BETWEEN US THERE RIPPLED THE CREEK AND ALL SUMMER THROUGH WITH A RANCOR THAT GREW HE WOULD PASS ME AND NEVER WOULD SPEAK
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