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"Jim said he believed it was spirits, but I says: no, spirits wouldn't say "dern the dern fog"."
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"One way or another, all humans are superstitious."
"No, I think I used to be pretty superstitious about certain things, but I'm really not anymore. As long as I have everything is in order and I have my things as far as the match goes, shooting I'm fine. But I really don't."
"My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."
"He didn't like the way things were going.There were bad omens in the wind, evil portents like bats fluttering in the dark loft of a deserted barn."
"But I believe I rather like superstitious people. They lend color to life. Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible . . . and good? What would we find to talk about?"
"Jim said he believed it was spirits, but I says: no, spirits wouldn't say "dern the dern fog"."
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