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SOMEBODY DAT BEEN A DEVIL
Volume 4, entries 7555. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → DEATH AND BURIAL AND GRAVEYARD → HOW TO OBTAIN GRAVEYARD DIRT → DIRT FROM WHAT TYPE OF GRAVE. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 7555
Wal, she said dat yuh kin go - lak yuh know somebody dat been a devil. An' go tuh de haid of dere grave an' git some of de - put a dime dere, an' git some of de [dirt], yuh know, jis' a little bit. An' come back an' put it where yuh don't like somebody. Put it tuh dere do' an' if dey walk ovah it, well yuh see, dey'll go crazy. Dey have tuh leave dere. Dey couldn't stay in dis town...
(That is to drive them away.)