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my stomach is achin’ i think i know what them squirrels feel like when winter comes ‘round and ya need to start gnawin’ on sticks. it ain’t from hunger though — ain’t sure where it came from, just always been there, cracklin’ around inside me — sticks ’n stones ’n critter bones clickin’ ’n crackin’ ’n clackin’
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