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s fingers and scratch his head. Enter another MAN and stands akimbo looking over Cliff's shoulder) Cliff (Looking up) Don't stand over me lak dat, ugly as yo' is. Man (Skanko) You ain't nobody's pretty baby yo'self! Cliff Dat's all right, I ain't as ugly as yo'--youse ugly enough to git behind a Simpoon weed and hatch monkies. Man (Skanko) And youse ugly enough to git behind a tombstone and hatch hants. Cliff Youse so ugly dey have to cover yo' face up at night so sleep can slip up on yo'. Man (Skanko) You look like ten cents worth of Have-Mercy. Yo' face look lak ole Uncle Jump-off. Yo' mouth look lak a bunch of ruffles. Cliff Yeah, but yo' done passed me. Yo' so ugly till they could throw yo' in de Mississippi River and skim ugly for six months. Man (Skanko) Look here, Cliff, don't yo' personate me! Counting from de little finger back to de thumb--yo' start anythin', I go yo' some. Cliff Go head and grab me buddie, but if yo' don't know how to turn me loose too, don't bring de mess up! If yo' hit me, I may not beat you, but yo'll be so dirty when St. Peter git yo' dat he can't use yo'. Man (Skanko) Don't call _me_ buddy. Yo' buddy is huntin' coconuts. Don't yo' try to throw me for a nap. Do. I'll kill yo' so stiff dead they'll have to push yo' down. Yo' gointer to make me do some double cussin' on you. (He picks up a heavy stick and walks back towards Cliff) Now I got dis farmer's choice in my hands, yo' better git outa my face. Cliff Yo' wanta fight? Man Yeah I wanta fight. Put it where I kin use it and I'll sho' use it. I'll fight anybody. I get so hot sometimes I fights de corner of de house. I'm so hot I totes a pistol to keep from gettin' in a fight wid myself. I prints dangerous every time I sit down in, in a chair. Cliff Man, this ain't no fighting weather. Ha, ha, ha! Did yo' think I was mad sho' nuff? Yo' can't fight me. They's got to be runnin' before fightin' and they's got to be plenty _good_ runnin' before dis fight comes off. Man All right now. Yo' leave me alone and I'm a _good_ man. I'm just like an old shoe. If yo' rain on me and cool me off I'm soft! If yo' shine on me and git me hot, I'm hard. (He drops the stick and exits) (Cliff is shaking all over. He l
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