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12 STEPS OVER CORPSE
Volume 4, entries 7285. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → MURDER → HOW MURDERER CAN ESCAPE. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 7285
Says, if yo' kill a man an' if he fall on 'is back, dat if yo' kill 'im an' if yo' step ovah him, dat he [spirit of dead man] won't tell it [by bleeding and other methods]. If yo' step ovah 'im an jes' keep goin' right straight goin' away fo' about fo' yards [12 feet or steps] yo' won't tell, de one dat done de killin'.