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BAT - SWALLOW LIVE HEART OF
Volume 4, entries 8954. Source context: ADDITIONAL RITES AND BELIEFS → COURT CASES. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 8954
When yo' in jail an' yo' gotta go out tuh go tuh trial, yo' ketch a bat an' swallow his heart. Cut him open an' swallow his heart while his heart's alive, an' de judge bound tuh discharge yo' or give yo' a light time.