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Fifteen Minutes
Volume 1, entries 2876. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → SHRINES: ALTARS - CANDLES - SAINTS; NEW ORLEANS AREA → (2) CANDLES. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 2876
Well, den yo' go an' git chew nine candles, nine candles, an' yo' cut dere name on dem candles nine times. Well, an' yo' light dose candles, bum 'em fifteen minutes. In 24 hours dey come back dere and put dose [stolen] things back on de gallery where he got 'em from, or come back dere an' put 'em in de yard.
(What kind of candles do you burn?)
Black candles. See, black candles is fo' death an' make yo' return - anything yo' want it tuh do it will do it, except luck. It ain't goin' give you no luck, but it'll run and make you bring things back.