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“Y’all from England Sah? “No, from New Zealand.” “Noozealand? Oh, I ain’t never heard of that before. Is that near Alabam Sah? I went to Alabam once on the bus with my Momma; her Momma came from Alabam too.” “No. It’s near Australia. Do you know Australia?” “Oh, I aint never heard of that neither, is that near England Sah?” A crude world map sketched quickly on a paper napkin offered little real enlightenment to this delightful young Miami maid it seemed, until with eyes growing round in wonderment, the reply came, “Oh, now that’s far. I wouldn’t want to go that far on the bus. No Sah!”
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