Subject:Witchcraft / rootwork / hoodoo
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Entry 2390
Yo' go to de fo'ks of de road nine Sunday mornings befo' sunup - ah guess yo' heard. An' dat's to learn de witchcraft - dey might call it. Dat's whut we call it down in dis country. Some of us call it rootworkin', some of us call it witchcraft an' some of us call it hoodoo, but it's all run into de same thing. An' jes' lak if yo' wanted to do a thing - wanted to do somepin dirty. Now, dat comes about dirty - whut dey always practice, ladies workin' on mens. An' dey go dere to de crossroad nine Sunday mornings befo' sunup an' dat's de way dey do dat.