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touchfl the f1oÖr~ ~men and then, aflke. 1%ny eitwes ran away; ~ others were toned ~ 1~y their tVMÙ~4UerIt to do ail flit~ çJr mean thtnijs, $ome elans would dig deep holes aLong the, routo.pt the ‘Patr~I1en“ an&thetr boises soutdtaiI Sn soie.-

‘times bnakint~ the lets of the béret, an or 3aj of the *141v; Sottie slaves thok ~ of the protection thetrnaatet.

would i4ve them with the overseer or other çUntAtton oeSrI., ‚would d* their dsvilmcnt and ~É]$‘~ to their maten :who $td •

not allow s mai fron. anothe~ . plantation to bother hts • ehm, ~ I have known pregnantwamen to ~o ten mtle~ to help 4Ø ornai • • devilmént0 My mother was a vers flrong womtn (ae t 142 i$ te hetpet bUUS« s r‘eSlroad), and ~lt that eM could w)4p a~y oMtna4

‘flan, would not ~et a passport unten she fett UKe tt$ once s&mn CAught r another plantation vtthCut a ~passpoVt1 she, ‚had‘ aU of.
us with her, made all of the chiLdren ria, :tut touldnt z‘unhOr~ self .~ somehow ehe .went upetreaa,‘ ont ‘et. *e‘men!e b*i+s. ten wu broken rind ehe toUt him oome And gat me‘ but ahi kflew ~ master allowed no one to camS en hie plafl to ówiteh lite ~ J.

	~‚y father wts~ t blackpnith. and made the ohatre used for stocka, (like hn~ndouflø) ‚ ~ueed on legs ~ aM banc .. ii~ The slave.
were roroed to lay flat on thoir,ba*s.andnre ~ don to~ the board nvtde tor tha4urpoee; tj~~yjai~ ten ~ ~s houpa,
~ . sometimes throu~b~ rain . and cold; ht ~ ‘hojl& and groa~ 1~zt..
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t~st did not always get him reteased .

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