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RATS, ROACHES, AND RU1~`VS It seems that the time of year had come " °ardund -, -again , for-=the Annual Spring Fe~~tility Festival, and all over Itt tkie middle-class citizens and the aris ocxacy were making avid preparations . The peasants were par=~.~ularly excited be cause, being able to sing well at~d having a nat~.iral sense of rhythm .] they always ~;howed up everybody else durWg thn week-long Festival It was their one time to really break out . Rufus - Reddi,-~g, the spokesman for the peasants, rNas in the Emperor's chambers-go ng.avex the last drafts of plans for the Festival . "Nau- what---we'd .like 3s a Foxtune- Telling Both,' Rufus said, "with some conga dr '~rimers out in front to stir -uia . . bus.ir~ess,,, and w_e'd like a place to sell Soul Food, and=" "I don't knc-~u , " the Emper or mused, easing back in his golden throne . You peasants have been getting mighty uppity lately, you knave," Rufus fxownE~d, "I know," he nodded, breaking into a smile . "We've had our c~if :'erences over the past yea BLACK POIi~ER : PAGE 20 Rufus frowned . "I know," he nodded, breaking into a smile . "We've dad our differences over the past year, but this is more important than ,all that . You know how my people Love"the Festival ." ` "And` . Trve been talking to-the Empress,lately," the Empe~or ;contir,ued . "She 'told me that some of you ~easants. liave-been singing autsidw her', pa~,ace in, the rnoinings arw9 ~> p~.aying drums, too-~-" ,!'they've just been practic ng.f~.the Festiival sir" ` Rufusrsmile~i w. pologetically . - 'v_"Now ' about .~hr ., chitterling sale we'de .,like ;.,o have-______+~ ., "The Lfuke seems to agree with

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RATS, ROACHES, AND RU1~`VS<br />

It seems that the time <strong>of</strong> year<br />

had come " °ardund -, -again , for-=the Annual<br />

Spring Fe~~tility Festival, and<br />

all over Itt tkie middle-class citizens<br />

and the aris ocxacy were making<br />

avid preparations . The peasants<br />

were par=~.~ularly excited be<br />

cause, being able to sing well at~d<br />

having a nat~.iral sense <strong>of</strong> rhythm .]<br />

they always ~;howed up everybody<br />

else durWg thn week-long Festival<br />

It was their one time to really<br />

break out .<br />

Rufus - Reddi,-~g, the spokesman for<br />

the peasants, rNas in the Emperor's<br />

chambers-go ng.avex the last drafts<br />

<strong>of</strong> plans for the Festival .<br />

"Nau- what---we'd .like 3s a Foxtune-<br />

Telling Both,' Rufus said, "with<br />

some conga dr '~rimers out in front to<br />

stir -uia . . bus.ir~ess,,, and w_e'd like a<br />

place to sell Soul Food, and="<br />

"I don't knc-~u , " the Emper or mused,<br />

easing back in his golden throne .<br />

You peasants have been getting<br />

mighty uppity lately, you knave,"<br />

Rufus fxownE~d, "I know," he nodded,<br />

breaking into a smile . "We've<br />

had our c~if :'erences over the past<br />

yea<br />

BLACK POIi~ER : PAGE 20<br />

Rufus frowned . "I know," he nodded,<br />

breaking into a smile . "We've<br />

dad our differences over the past<br />

year, but this is more important<br />

than ,all that . You know how my<br />

people Love"the Festival ."<br />

` "And` . Trve been talking to-the Empress,lately,"<br />

the Empe~or ;contir,ued<br />

. "She 'told me that some <strong>of</strong> you<br />

~easants. liave-been singing autsidw<br />

her', pa~,ace in, the rnoinings arw9<br />

~> p~.aying drums, too-~-"<br />

,!'they've just been practic ng.f~.the<br />

Festiival sir" ` Rufusrsmile~i w.<br />

pologetically . - 'v_"Now ' about .~hr .,<br />

chitterling sale we'de .,like ;.,o<br />

have-______+~ .,<br />

"The Lfuke seems to agree with

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