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Kingfish.


for Major L. Jackson & Theodore Harris

Box cars and snake eyes, the Boston, full-house, five-book no-trump uptown, six-book hearts-trump downtown. The kitty's full -

"Sapphire sapphire, precious stone. A transparent blue corundum, it is classified among the most valuable of gems. Sapphires are found chiefly in Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar and also in Australia and in the United States (in Montana). ! Where's my wallet? Where's my claim to acclaim?"

Four cards, one to draw, one short of the flush. Amos in the cab, two hours on his meter - "Hey G" grinning to

"I don't roll like that, 'G.'" Calhoun says,

"The price of the ticket is the eradication of obfuscation ob·fus·cate  
tr.v. ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing, ob·fus·cates
1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made . . .
 of damnation and petrification pet·ri·fac·tion   also pet·ri·fi·ca·tion
n.
1. A process of fossilization in which dissolved minerals replace organic matter.

2. The state of being stunned or paralyzed with fear.
 of sublimation sublimation, in chemistry
sublimation (sŭblĭmā`shən), change of a solid substance directly to a vapor without first passing through the liquid state.
 in the nation." Man, roll the damn dice . . . Black/

Jack

Twenty on the table. I don't want no hit. Soon as I'm able, I'm going for the split. Hit Me!

"Sapphire. O, Sapphire, my Jubilee."

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Author:Weaver, Afaa Michael
Publication:African American Review
Date:Mar 22, 1999
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