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swingin\'upthere，an\'thefleshdrappin\'affthebaneso\'\'im，an\'
stillthebaneshingin\'there，an\'swingin\'an\'creakin\'an\'cryin\'！
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astheydrappit，theretheylay——atthefuto\'thegallows，fornaebodycarettomeddlewi\'them。An\'whanthatcamtotheknowledgeo\'theauldgentleman，hesenthisfowktogetherthemupan\'burythemooto\'sicht。An\'whatwaslefto\'thebody，theupperpairt，haudenthegitherwi\'theirons，maybe——Ikennaweelhoo，hungan\'