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Mention of rape, violence, and use of racial slursSummer, 1968The afternoon sun burned so hot, the oak trees groaned for relief. The bayou water stood still, hornets buzzing in wait for their prey. The women sat at the round kitchen table, the wood scuffed and gouged, filled with unopened mail, herbs, and empty glass cartons of milk that needed a good cleaning. Patting her freshly curled hair, she examined the house—it was a beautiful house, good bones. But the knick-knacks, plants, and strange African statues made the kitchen look like a ca...
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