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AGAINST A CROOKED SKY 1975

in the Dark Shadows of History lie

Legends of lost

civilizations whose Kings ruled with the

power of Gods

only to crumble into the dust of

time from such a

place rode three

Horsemen their

leader wearing the gold of ancient

royalty

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n

AGAINST A CROOKED SKY 1975

Vizionare

Placuta

w he

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sh

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uh

darn you

Sam Sam you bring those clothes back

here this

minute

Sam do you hear

me Sam Isaac you just wait till I get my

hands on

you you just wait till ma hears about

this

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Sam

no better hurry up and get dressed if we

don't want to get caught be somebody's

coming oh

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you on on the house yeah what's wrong Mr

Adams time to talk now you get it please

yeah B

Milt what is it what's happened it's

Jenny I'm afraid she's got the Calera

Calera you got to come

Molly M can I go with you no why I ain't

chaning you getting the

Cala mama

Charlotte Jenny's got the Cera and I'm

going with milk to see what I can do

Charlotte I'm leaving you in charge your

Paw's not do back till late tonight and

no telling how long I'll be so I'm

trusting you both and Sam for once mind

your sister do you hear none of your

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tricks and don't think you're getting

away with what you you did Sam ISAC

you'll get your just dos when PA gets

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home sh what about ma when you get the

col maybe but she'll die you don't think

that would stop her from going do you

she wouldn't take a thought to her own

life if she thought she could help save

Jenny's but that don't make no sense her

dying to save Jenny she ain't going to

die but she

could you don't understand Sam there's a

lot more to it than that if a person's

everything he should be he wouldn't be

thinking of himself first even if it

meant dying where'd you get that idea

right under your

nose in the Holy

scriptures says right here in the Bible

you can't have no greater love than to

give your life for a

friend I don't know anybody i' die

for would you die for

me I'd Die For anybody in this

family I'm sorry to say that includes

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you Sam come look

I ain't never seen any like them before

shout out what we

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do Sam help

me they're coming right here

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come

on quick get down

there they get calling shh

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[Laughter]

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what if they said part of the

cabin let's get out of here hide in the

storehouse

I can't get out of

here we got to get it open

please God help

us go go

come on what about C can't wor about C

now

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charotte Charlotte hurry you got to get

up come on you got to get up we got to

get quick get on of R I can't leave you

do as I say R for

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help no

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John than Kevin they found you

most say you got a good look at those

engines son are they Cheyenne or Shish

either one PA never seen indans like him

they wore funny looking

moxin and one had a gold band on his

head and they come riding you not scared

nothing they've done anything

with it's all my fault PA shouldn't have

gone back for cie you mean you came back

for that fo C Molly you would have got

him yes and now they got your sister

Molly that's enough you're being too

hard on him he's only a boy I should

have never left him here alone John you

got to find him I will you just got to I

will Molly I won't give up till I do

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I'm sorry

Charlotte I'm really sorry

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who this is where they got her first

time in more than 3 years anything like

this has

happened

Zeke look at

this I never seen an engine make tracks

like this

before right Reas it

too let's ride before the trail gets

cold

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a

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a

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through his pod taking me with him

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come on Grayback we got to swim this

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w

boy Gra grab that

rope dadb grab the Rope

now he helped save your

life see there now he likes you he likes

you real good bar killer come over here

right now I'm going to shoot

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you bar killer he wouldn't kill nobody

except bars and engine maybe White kid

or

two all right get over your corner go on

go

on you know I had a boy like you once

except he's ugly as dirt took after his

mom ended up having to slit his throat

who are

you well speak up boy what's your

name Sam

Suter you want them new settlers over by

the Black Ridge

Country I'm looking for my

sister the engine stole her and I ain't

going back till I find her

well ain't you the gritty

one hear that bar

killer this little old

boy he can't afford River a pack a

rifle but he's setting off in barn

engine country alone got no grub bag

what was you figuring to feed

on and what you got in your pockets huh

Maybe

maybe it's a little trinket here that's

mine ah it's yours is it what one you

take it it's mine now give it here I

said take it

I get on you straggly monster see he

likes you he likes you real

good he likes me better now where'd you

get this off them inine that stole my

sister well all my born put together I

never seen nothing like this off no

Indian hell don't even smell like them

nobody knows him better than me now Look

at

there now just

fits your MP know you're out here no

well there's one thing you got Sam Suter

and that's

guts but there's one thing you ain't got

and that's noow

you get away from here had to share as

others ever

SE now boy I've been trapping on this

Old River for n on 30 years I know every

tribe from here to the Divine speak six

engine tongues and still have to hang on

my scalp and here come a skinny little

thing like you a barging in the grizzly

country without even enough sense to

cross a river

you know what I got a good mind to do

slit your

throat I eat up I don't want none you're

going to insult my stew you're going to

insult my

stew boy I said eat

up well don't pay no attention to him

you won't find no cleaner Hound in all

this territory now boy

p no

sir all my years healing with Redskins I

a never seen nothing like

that must sure be worse

than two three $0000 I suppose well yeah

you ain't getting it it's

mine nothing

prer than

sweet yellow

gold as your bed ain't about to say

another word to you till I take you home

in the morning I ain't going home sure

yeah I ain't going back yeah not till I

find my sister

Now give me what's mine and I'll be

off I tell you I ain't going

home yeah you are a that tooth bar

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killer there's M yep there she is

waiting for you with a razor strap my oh

my the r strap just a quiver and a

shivering wa put them blister on you sh

I don't like drunks drunk I know drunk

is that bar

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killer uh afternoon ma'am uh my name's

Hab cook uh most folks just call me

Russian you might have hear to me U I've

been trapping in these parts for n to 30

years damn Isaac where you been well Mom

we found him in the river near drown and

me and old bariller feted him out and

bring him home to you have they found

charotte yet you don't see her dancing

no Jake do you and man F you I'll give

him a whipping and a good one too Hein

we got enough trouble Sam without you

running off too I can't take anymore I

just can't

on that's right boy you get in there and

get what's coming to you and the next

time you leave the search into men come

on

bariller get around here you Monsters

come on fun Rush him I

killed hey wait you got my headband I

want

it now boy it ain't no good to you I'm

just going to keep it now give it here I

want it you know what that

is now that is gold that is sweet yellow

gold and it ain't no use to no kid no

house now you ain't getting it it's

mine you know something I should let you

drown shouldn't I bar

killer I killed a

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bar over

y I didn't really do it I was drunk let

me see that darn thing

well what do you think ain't no way I

know I'm for sure if it even came off an

engine it had to I found it in the spot

where they got

Charlotte look I ain't expecting any of

you boys to ride out with me again I uh

you've given me two weeks your time

already and I'm much obliged

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John you ain't giving

up I'll give up when I found her I'm not

I don't you

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PA I'll go with you we can find them we

don't need

them ain't going s please pul I've got

to help find her I was the plan

Sam you did wrong of going off before

now this time you're standing and you're

looking after your

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Mo I'm dependent on you

son yes Paul

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an

arrow

F against a

cro

Sky the night wind

know

someone must die

but love will

live you heal good night will

sing and where there

love there is

eternal

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spr you're sure growing good

cie I won't even know you when he gets

back it's p it's

p why been hurt

look like he's been shot oh dear God oh

quick Sam help me get him into the

house I'm here John not like quiet I

thought I'd never

making damn KY was

don't try to talk Sam get my

bag it ain't no use

Mommy I

searched I

tried my little girl's got to be

dead a full place left to

look Lord forgive me but I hate them

and I'll never forgive him for what they

done

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ah

ah kill

bar

not over there I didn't really do it

I rushing you in there

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you drunken Old

Trapper I never se you for in my life

bar killer tear his legs

off nobody listen to me no more no more

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there ain't no way you can get me to

take you no place no how just think of

all that gold we'll find once you take

me those engines that stole my sister

just think yellow gold Stacks and stacks

of

it come

on I sir recking everything is dear and

precious to me get back right there in

that mule said maybe for old bar killer

come on

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he

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la

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dang it you don't make the worst coffee

in the world told you I never made it

before foring my dead squa

Russian do you really have a

son course I did told you didn't

I did you really slit his

throat what you think I made that stew

out

of he's a good

boy told you he put me in mind of you

M was

Cheyenne bought her from old Chief sh

Kebab for two

jugs damn pox got them

both you know you think after all this

time we would have found a clue but

now it's like hunting for ghost ain't it

we can't expect folks to know something

about a tribe that don't

exist gets more clear every day you drug

me out on a wild goose chase and you

might as well

know I don't aim to go on Russian you

ain't quitting had it in mind to head

back first thing in the morning but you

can't what's stop me but I've got to

have you long how old am I going to talk

to them engines they'll Scout me for

sure and then wouldn't your M and Pa

have something real to grieve about both

their kids hanging in a tree I don't

care if you do go back but I'm going on

till I find Charlotte you can bet that

when I find that gold you ain't getting

one piece you Old Yeller

belly well it's only two more days to

the Chey and after that I'm heading back

and you you can go to hell

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well look at her ain't she pretty when

her little shbab like to swap her for a

smart alec white

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kid

good

SK oh

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I

it well it's just like I figured he

don't know nothing neither now Sam Isaac

if you'll excuse me I'm about to attend

a small social du following which I am

heading

back hey

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let him see it boy he ain't about to

lift your

scout what's he doing does he know

anything he get why can't he talk his

tongue's cut out your old fool came here

years ago dead of winter tried to steal

some food and these L and Cheyenne took

him in and sentenced him to do squa work

for the rest of his life well maybe he's

no they don't know who he is and they

don't know where he came from

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goody jug here up P us

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the

writing this

great

spirit

great at struggle

crooked Sky crooked Sky that's what

we've been looking for Russian that's

got to be where Charlotte is now I ain't

never heard of no crooked sky and ain't

about to go trips and all over this

country looking for some place I never

heard of ask him Russian ask him where

it

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is sh

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no

he absolutely no tell where crooked

guy

he

leads

me and

you on

tra crooked

guy he

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wants to

die that's

among

his people sure we'll take him home tell

him Russian are you local look at him he

can barely totter around this Camp he

wouldn't last one day on the trail and

besides I told you where I'm going but

that's if we didn't find any clues here

but now we know where Charlotte is

please russan you got to help me no my

mind's made up and this time I me

it damn fool me listening to a brat

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a

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should have never should have never

never never

C hey

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hey what is it what's wrong this is a

patchy country and that old Buzzard

knows it

is

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all

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right this where we

stop unpack this mule make Camp while I

do a little scouting

boy you'd be wise to keep that rifle

handy bar killer come on

sure we that rushing didn't get

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here Russian look out

this

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Russian look

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rotten

Apaches killing my

dog there'll be some black hair hanging

on my belt for him through

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this Save a

Life two times he saved it

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you think he's going to make

it for a while I

guess lasted while we got him out of

those rocks

likely last just long enough to get us

lost in that

desert sure as hell hope he knows where

he's going

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end of the

world and we're

dead Russian look

it's the same drawing same as on the

gold

band Led us right to the edge of

nowhere but rushan that's got to be

crooked Sky that's what he's trying to

tell us we made

it what are you going to

do Russian we're almost there we're

likely right on top of it and behind

that rock wall there's water waiting for

us and Charlotte and enough gold to make

you

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rich in the morning if I wake up I'm

heading home now likely it won't get far

but I'm going why you dirty old drunken

coward you're nothing but a coward

always giving up

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sorry old

man about not being able to keep my

promise and take you back

home but I was hoping You' taken this to

the right

spot but I guess russing was

right you're just a crazy old Indian

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crooked

Sky Russian Russian wake up come on resp

found found come on get up come on get

up come on right over here right over

here we

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found right up there all right

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well

now that is a freaking nature to

behold I couldn't we see it before I

don't know something to do with the

sun's Ray I

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suppose well come on h

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there is water up there boy there is

water come on come on water come on get

out

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he it be beautiful

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now what internation is

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that well now I never seen nothing like

that in all my

life Russian look

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oh that's

gold boy that's

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gold I'm going to be rich boy you done

right by me you brought me to the end of

the rainbow a it beautiful sweet yell

gold look at it boy watch it Shine only

pleasure your eyes

Sam I'll share it with you you br me

here I'll share everything we find and

there'll be plenty of it h sweet yell

go Russ look at

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this what does it all mean damn

funo now

boy we got to dig up this arrow and get

package

come

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on come

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on we are fit to be scaled I'm praying

boy best get to your prayers we sure as

hell going to need him now

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on

what this

they ain't going to kill us are

they why not you you bad

what keep been mouth shut boy oh I I

don't I don't want

it

what just a matter of time we're

poisoned for

sure just a matter of

time oh

oh bat

ice I'm

going could

be trapping on the Old River Country

with bar killer

dead Look at me

now laying here and near naked being GED

at by that old batl other squs I'm going

boy I'm going I'm

back in

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oh

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okay okay

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shine me I CL up

rush rush look

Titus

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Titus I feel like the inside of a s's

belly oh

what's

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the it's all cut T must be dead look

like they're fixing a

barbecue Lord I ain't waiting around to

find out come

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on now cut that

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help they burned eima soon you speak

English white girl teach me your

language I am

Ashia daughter Chief

Shiki my father feel sorrow anger for

one who killed brother eima oh cut

tongue

murdered eima great warrior once for

chief but fail test crooked sky eima

feel shame leave people never return no

no he passed his test didn't he Russian

that's why he cried when he saw the gold

band shumi win gold now

Chief and we might just be next

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look you've got to help

me you people they stole my sister

Charlotte I've got to see her please you

got to help me you just got to help me

I've got to see her I've got to talk to

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her gold B that's him he's the one that

stole

my you a to take on his whole tribe

easy he timot my brother your sister's

husband wear gold soon to be

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Chief

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Charlotte they say she

kill eima no no she wouldn't do that

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now you tell that old Buzzard of the

chief that if he tries to kill my sister

I'm going to kill him now you tell him

that for a start cuz I mean business boy

you're trying to get us both barbecu now

come

on she's

telling Chief angry he no like be called

Buzzard he say you go or die with girl

tell him I'm not leaving this place

without that girl boy you want me to

come over there and get you I didn't

come all this way just to see my sister

die before I give up fighting I'll give

my own life for

Charlotte now you tell him that

boy I never seen nothing like you in all

my born put together

where M fly

you let Charlotte Go Chief say if

Charlotte have no blame boy race son to

Crooked sky

give blood to let sister live your death

will prove your sister's innocence it

means the gods have allowed you to

win what do I have to do racing against

the sun now that is the

cruestv of receiving an arrow that was

meant for yourself history we got to

prove who did a Russian that's the

answer well you nohead hav you figured

that out yet you know oh I'm not so

blind I can't see the facts now if old

cut Tong was telling the truth about

winning that gold band then he should

have been the king all

along

but he was left out in that desert

without a tongue he's left out there to

die and somebody else is running this

place

shumi you hush up boy or we ain't worth

Rags not to ourselves not to your sister

not to

nobody what are we going to do hell if I

know we got to help save Charlotte boy

you really do expect

miracles and where's all that gold you

promised me now that's our bargain

you're going to bring me out for gold

and now you're asked me to risk my life

and I got to think about that we don't

got time to think we only got to morning

I said I'm going to think about it

little

brother please

come

Charlotte

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Sam everything should be

okay just leave it in my hands how mama

papa I miss him so much they're doing

just

fine they miss you

too please Sam I want you to go home

please before they harm you I'm going

home all right but I'm taking you with

me but there's no way hurry little

brother it's not fine to here wait

want you to take this home M andp please

hurry go before it's too

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late Ashia keep my

secret tamai must never find out that I

carry his

child not with what he must do

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Ashia what does it mean to race his sand

you will begin in the valley below Race

Across the valley and climb to the top

of crooked sky this must be done before

the shadow of the sun leaves the Golden

Arrow how how could anybody ever do it

even the strongest Warriors have failed

the test of crooked Sky you do as your

sister begs return to your own land to

your mother and

father it is Tim Kai he sad for what he

must do I don't understand he wear

gold his Arrow must take Charlotte's

life it is the way of my people

what my people's ways are

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hard I'll do it who says I can't God

will help me and I'll make it

too and I'll be the one that'll take Tim

kaero I do not understand such love to

give so much for your sister

she do it for me SW M and P they believe

what it says right in

here about giving your life for a

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friend here there's no need of me

keeping this now

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oh

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is

H

there I

oh

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oh

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he

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oh

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oh

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oh

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please

God don't let me give up

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oh

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huh

ow

Sam

Sam e

Ma

Pa

M PA

a it's Dam

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well about time you got back howy

Russian where you two been running off

without a word what brings you out here

this time of the year Well I John I was

afraid that if we got a heavy snow I

might get locked in and I was hoping I

could spend a little time here with you

folks well now you're welcome to Stage

as long as you'd

like Sam take your K Corell

what the hell is that been saved him for

you Russian name's

bariller well you not h

don't you know enough not to give my

dog's name to a Scraggy thing like

that let me see it

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h

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where's rushan off to today went to get

his mule his mule yeah his mule left him

this

morning he was cussing it and that thing

turned and headed towards the

hills guess it had enough of

him yeah you're going to miss that

Russian he's a good old boy

Paul yes

son do you think Ma ever get back to the

way she

was what do you mean

Sam she don't act the

same your M's going through a lot of

pain

son I guess maybe she doesn't realize

what she's got for thinking about what

she's lost

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you know when you and Charlotte was both

gone how she never stopped hoping and

praying that she'd both come

back when you came back and told us

that Charlotte had died of the fever in

that Indian Camp

well I guess maybe she just didn't

accepted

it we'll just have to give her time

son and trust in the Lord

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hey it's getting hot how about some

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water

Sam

Sam S

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no

st stop him John please mly stay here

shut out

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what's the matter with you boy it was

Tam Kai

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mly mly I saw you

fall oh

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Sam Ashia she took my place at Crooked

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Sky

Marley Marley come on

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charid

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I he's my son M and tempai what is it

John what's

wrong Mama

Mama come on

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baby

baby thank God

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oh

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oh

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an a ro

fly against a

crook

Sky the night wind

knows

someone must die

but love will

live you hear the night wind

sing and where there's

love is

eternal

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spring one

leave may fall

but the

tree

grows

tall true love lives

on and there is no last

people the might wind

C against a

look get SK

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