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156 4 ► Zora Neale Hurston"Thank yuh ever so much, Lias. But we 'bout decided tuhstay.""De crow gahn up, man.""Dat ain't nothin'. You ain't seen de bossman go up, is yuh?Well all right now. Man, de money's too good on the muck. It'sliable tuh fair off by tuhmorrer. Ah wouldn't leave if Ah wuz you.""Mah uncle come for me. He say hurricane warning out inPalm Beach. Not so bad dere, but man, dis muck is too low anddat big lake is liable tuh bust.""Ah naw, man. Some boys in dere now tallcin"bout it. Someof 'em been in de 'Glades fah years. 'Tain't nothin' but uhblow. You'll lose de whole day tuhmorrer tryin' tuh git back outheah.""De Indians gahn east, man. It's dangerou s.""Dey don't always know. Indians don't know much uhnothin', tuh tell de truth. Else dey'd own dis country still. Dewhite folks ain't gone nowhere. Dey oughts know if it's dangerous.You better stay heah, man. Big jumpin' dance tuhnight rightheah, when it fair off."Lias hesitated and started to climb out, but his uncle wouldn'tlet him. "Dis time tuhmorrer you gointuh wish you follow crow,"he snorted and drove off. Lias waved back to them gaily."If Ah never see you no mo' on earth, Ah'll meet you inAfrica."Others hurried east like the Indians and rabbits and snakesand coons. But the majority sat around laughing and waiting forthe sun to get friendly again.Several men collected at Tea Cake's house and sat aroundstuffing courage into each other's ears. Janie baked a big pan ofbeans and something she called sweet biscuits and they all managedto be happy enough.Most of the great flame-throwers were there and naturally,