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Shop Presents A Trip to Stardust byEdwin Granberry. M hm m a cep

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to sardst sleeping and dreaming, stealfull of their baby concerns, to aid

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in my heart, to waken themhid in my heart too. Oh Lord,
I'm fearful. I don't know whetherI'm acting writer or not. Lord,
our Father, which are to heavenhollow would be thy name, thy

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kingdom. Come, I will bedone on earth as it is, Mama,
Mama, nothing's wrong, Jim.Don't be scared. Mama. Yeah,
you ain't crying. No, Jim, you're praying. Yes, I

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were praying. It'll be day soon. You better be rising up. Your
uncle Holly will be along directly.It's really come the day, the day
we're going to side us in thewagon to see Pappy. It's come all
right. Seems like I just can'tbelieve yet we're going. There ain't time
for talking now, Jim, youbetter bestir yourself and waking up, Daniel

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two. Put all the clean thingsare washed out for you, so you'll
look decent and be a credit toyou're raising. Wake up, then wake
up. Leave me be, maydon't leave me be, Jim, Jim,

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I don't be a fear Dan.Ain't nobody bothering you. He gets
dark, you can't see Jim,ain't or a soul here but me,
And you see I got my armaround you. Open up your eyes now,
I were dreaming. What dreaming wereyou're having? Going right out of
my head? But it were fearful, Jim, fearful? What I dream?

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The day's come down. It's righthere now watch him the day,
the day we've been waiting for tocome. No, you're recollected all in
a minute. I recollect. It'sthe day. We're going on the wagon
to see Pappy. We're going allthe way this time, right on to
Sardis where Pappy is. I neversee such a place as Sardist. Pappy
taking me one time when you weregoing to market. You were too little

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then, and you were suid.You'd get tuckered. It started up whimpering
just as we drove off, andPatty jumped out in the wagon and running
back and told you don't take onnow, Dan, soons you'll get to
be sixed. I'll bring you too, and we'll have us all right.
Fine time they were terrible, wantto go to Pappy taking me? But
I can see it all playing justlike what was happening now out well,

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Son, what had a good rideon the Merry go round? Pappy just
weren't like nothing else in the world. I'm happy. It's please good.
Yes, then they always have started. Only gets don't mock at day.
Likely the fella that owns him takeit. It will always be a pass
of their young's are coming along withtheir mars and paws. If in the
maws and paws ain't downright mean,they can spare a nickel to give the

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young in a tree. Oh look, Patty over, youngs on, how
would I deal here? We gota gold ball sticking up in the air.
Yeah, that's the court house.I can't lat that ball must be
twenty twenty five foot around the middle. Awful pretty catching the sun the way
it does. He's a bigger roundmore well, Oh, it's a side

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digging the well. Lemonade begging youcould stand with your whistle hunt j uh
huh, yeah, mister les havea couple of them. Lemonade minor,
humpty minor hut Hey, sir,I thank you, well, how do
it go down? Son? It'score in the spring water in the hall.

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I never knew there could be somethingso cold. I can feel it
A reasonable teeth together. He neverhad eyes for you're young, fella.
Put a little piece of grass oryou get why? Sure? Thank you?
I don't them turkeys look plump andtasty. Now, if and I

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just weren't so scared of the money, I certain take one home to your
manner. It's a long time sinceI were able to shoot her a while
one. I never say so manythings to eat in my life. Pool
Tappy looking? What's that Sam's balloons? Balloons? Yeah, there's something like
a big sofo, only with thesame color all over. You chuck looking
about, bombin and sweat like asif they was trying to get away.

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It hits a gas and it makeshim pull that away cash. Yeah,
something in them makes him go upin the air. If you let go
of the strings, these a heapof money. It's a good thing you
don't come off in the town.Young squirrels. There's a pappy wouldn't have
a scent of his name. Ispek. We can get your balloon though,
Hey you happy? I won't forgettoday, only other days, all

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right. I never seen anything likeit. You just can't picture it,

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Daniel, till you've been there.I recollect the water tower, not in
your own right, it's by metelling it. You see it in your
mind, and lemonade with ice init and belongs every kind of color.
That's who I seen and told toyou, and I never seen any of
it at all. It's me.We're there. I let you play like,
but it's me when t start it. You weren't old and enough six
snow in a gym, well,and you're going today. Well, it's

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my my uncle, Holly. Let'shave taken me. Pappy would have done
it, stayed here anyways, it'smuch the same. We're gonna see him,
Pappy live and sarta snow. Well, I don't write no, he
went there a long time back shadow, Yes, mama, Are you getting
your clothes on right? With hismost sick? Yes, ma'am. Come

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on, pile out in that bedall right, Get into your bridges quick
fire. Stay still now and I'llget the shirt over your head. You
will be here very long. Down. You're gonna be fair, are you?
Mourning dog? Starting already? Thesallow bake your warm sunshiny and sunn

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it's fast believing down And when itshines on that gold bullet's pushed on the
cord and the cigarete. Ho.Well, it's twenty five feet around the
middle. Now, yes, ma'am, we're coming. Catch hold of my
hair right stay stairs is mighty darkmorning, mamma. Morning. Boys,
you look right neat your hands tobe a mic cleaner. It's a bucket

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of fresh water. You unlearn some, so look carefully. You don't drip
none on your clothes. Yes,ma'am, my uncle catch them gold balls
yet not letting you want to getthe tallest ladder in Floriday and climb up
to the courthouse roof this then youneed another ladder to up, boys and

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get these. Then on your look, half froze that close the stole.
Ain't you forgot something? Jim huhoh. We give thanks Lord for the
food to sells, providing that wordson a name. Then I don't want
never again to see a tearing intoyour rations before you've said a blessing.
I didn't study to do it,Mama. It's just that I was thinking

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about us going to see Pappy andsorry us till I fell. All right,
go ahead and needs help, soyou'll be ready when your Uncle Holly
comes, Hey, Jim, youruncle Holly byers lemonade and saw us.
Well, it ain't decided yet.He ain't spoke. Maybe Pappy will,
likely Pappy will. Maybe something Barrenwill from me free what it could be?

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Ice cream cone, ice cream conesor Jim. Gosh, there's no
Holly now morning Holly, morning Marymore than young? Can I get up
and fond? Uncle Holly? Yeah, well, I'll have to study about
that Daniel. You're fixed on takinghim? Still, Mary, I am
well, I reckon You know,Mary, It's not my nature to meddle

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in other folks doings, But Ican't help thinking you're dead wrong to take
him. It'd be different if theywas older, Uncle Holly, I'm eleven
years now. I'm Tappy taking mewhen I wasn't hardly older than van Rush
Jim. He asked to see him, Holly, nobody, but God Almighty
ought to tell us so it canor can't have Well, God knows.

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I don't grudge him a sight ofhim. I were only thinking if they
were my shin Jim's sons, Holly, by the time I were hitching the
wagon. You can hit me ifyou have a mind too yeah, well,
le's come out soon as you're finished. Don't carry that well, mighty
mean uncle Holly. Uncle Holly ain'tgot a mean bone in his body.

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I can't figure. I didn't wantit lest you were food. We fret.
Pappy Wiley's ailing. He is pappyailing well, not bad, but
the doctor don't like. Too manyfolks are visiting. You must be a
sight better now though her mama wouldn'tbe taking it. Are you having it
your corn pone? I'm saving usto take your pappy, Pappy, don't
crave their old corn poone. Maybeyou'd wanna have no whistle the one en

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in the crack at jack box,Uncle Holly, bronna meet. That ain't
a whistle for a man, dan, Oh, pappy just laughed at a
puny squeaking trick like that. Well, ifn you had enough, we'd best
get out, mamoral big rile.If we keep waiting, sure right,
he was like, there must besomething I could pick Jim way off to

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come back here. You hear me, Jim, you're down out of there?
Are the worms on you're that you'reskin up a pump gunnar tree at
this dollar? Don't I feed youenough for a whom we yet come to
the shame of you, and Dan'llhunt your food off in the trees and
grass. People passing on the roadand seeing your normal say that Jim Cameron
sons are starved, purge and likecattle of the field. Well, I

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were getting the pump grant for Pappy. Oh, I guess it won't take
any Jim, But I'm proud it'dcome to you to take your pappy something.
Well, if it were Dann,it's come to Mama it were a
fine salt, And I'm right proud. Though today we won't take anything.
I guess there's very better pump grantsand start us anyway. There's no better

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pum granite and all Florida than what'sright above your head. If in pommegranite
were needed, he would take himhis own. He's pappy feeling too poorly
to relish you. Yes, Ireckon he is. You best got to
know, Jim, Pappy won't belike you recollect him. He'd been right
sick, sicker, and I've leton to you till now. Dan over

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such a baby when he's seen himless that he won't take any notice.
Likely, But you're older son,ma I'm happy you'll look pale and he
won't be as bright maned as yourecollect so don't labor him with question.
He quinted behooves you and let himsee your upright. Yes, ma'am,

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he's manding now the lady he's gettingbad rising married. You'll come along now.
We got to get started, allright. Climb up in the back
of your male young I better thedownward straw to stay your bone something,
and you ling up Holly. UncleHolly is going ahead of us and his

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own wagon. Get in down.Why we gotta take two wagons? Can't
we all ride together? An uncleHolly? It's alspo faster an hour.
I'll climb in your peesty little garmentsfar tossing a hope you go down right
here? Y kay? What areyou doing back there? Holly? I
were a fiction to put the topup, could be you'd feel right glad

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to have it over you when weget to the highway, I thank you,
But we're all right as we are. We don't never have the top
up less we rain for it.There's things and shields that be needed against
morn rain? What things, uncleHolly? Why the sun Yemen. It's
like to be a terrible hot day. You'll be from roasted time to get

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the startest I feel I've been ridingunder the open sky all the life o
the boys. I guess they won'tchange our ways today. If that's the
way you feel, Mary, there'sno more to be said. I'm going
now. If you had to getinto fire aheads, you've a holler,
and I'll slow down, get youto try and hurry, mamma, hurry,

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yep, yep, Holley, youand such a jim that was like

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a truckle by us, fundly likeif you flesh sitting up in the front
seat and climber carving it the onethe ones that getting hunger back. Likely
they didn't hear you that old Fordmay touch a ruckusher couldn't hardly hear a
wildcat. Was you to howler inyour ear to professional not so terrible fast?
Were we to try, we couldgive him a right good race in
the wagons maybe, And I betUncle Holly could beat the pudding out of

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him with Betsy's just the same.I did my the ride in the truck.
Sometimes, should I rise, I'dpick me something friar and Fletcher's forward.
Now there goes something like sure whattraveling and finding a pretty one?
You'll he just is crazy. Whenwe get the jardi are you what you

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see? One I ever did before? You do? Seem to be a
plenty going our way, and aheap of wagons too. Must be market
day, oh Jim. Then whenI get to see the bottle man and
the horses, the next day's marketday. They'll be there, Mama?
Is it market day? They insize? Is it? Mama? You
and Jim get your mind off ofballoons and climbing horses and sish. There's
no business that'll take us to themarket today. May they haven't it?

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Or off? Oh Mamma, youdon't want to hear your freshman battle.
I don't want to hear your tormentingPappy to take your knees. We wout,
Mama, don't take gone man.There's the sidest things in the tardist
besides the market paple blest the icecream cones won't eat. You don't want
to go asking them for them.But you told me you jump, have
patience. We'll get jumping. Sure, Look, ain't that old man Bena

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turning at the four layer right upthere ahead of us, riding on that
runny little black horse. We'll bepassing him in a second. Don't neither
of your call to him a leavethere tall, look straight ahead like I
do. You'll stay that way.Now we're coming in the party, and
they seemly for you to be lullingall over the wagons, peering and hollering

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at everybody you seek what mama,should they call hollies offspre there's a small
risk of that, you do,like I say, anyways, And it's
madly to call howdyum saters, marmariam Jeff not truly, dam can you
e? She keeps ropping on usfor I don't right we move. There's
things this morning. I just camefigure him. Why you're looking scared?

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Why ain't whatever to be scared of? I never see the like of you
forgetting motion. Look damn, rightup there against the sky, that's the
water telling, that's what it is, tilted right off. It's just like
you don't funny, it's up higherto tire me when the big clients upon
let us walk, And Yonder's thedepot where the trains come in from Jacksonville,
And said these folks live here,Jim. This year's mainstream roller stories

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mostly along here and the moving picturessad. What's that, Jim? Surely
it's down the block, apiece Lama. Why Don'tcoholly turn it off here?
Because that's the way we're going.Why can't we keep along main street just
a little way further? Family,Jim, don't fuck money? Who gets
to see the movie Fiship Theater?Well maybe we can see it going there,

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Jim, I don't work, whyshorty is that must be the cornouse
only we're seeing it sideways? Setit straight on or maybe the back of
it. I've got kind of mobilemind with all of swizzling and turning we're
doing. What's the other? Bigvillain? So one with the wall all
around it? Look they got ablob life fence that comes top of the
wall. Yeah, what's the senseof that? I ain't no. They're

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in a wild cattle jumped out highanyways, and they have a right hard
time climbing them slipping stars tain't thereto keep the beasts sound? I Recolleck
right. This villain is so manywindows, and every one of them with
rams across it. They may railthem are bars made out irons. Is
Mama, Uncle Holly stop here.He's hits you up, dicted to a

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tree. We've come to where we'regoing, Jim, can you get out?
Mama? And a second son?Who's that man? Uncle Holly's talking
to the gates. Is he asoldier? Mama? Look at all the
men peering out of the windows.It's all right, Mary. I talked

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to him and he'll let us sendthis away. Like I thought. They's
mostly gathered on tother side. Getout, Solly, all right, hold
your arms out, young ands,I'll lift you down. You'll have both,
says across the Window's Uncle Holly.Jim says, they're made out large
up there. Don't talk. Don'tsay nothing more. We're gonna see Pappy
now. And he's sick. Talkand makes him worse. He's terrible,

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sick, terrible, terrible. Theyjust come along this way, Miss Cameron.

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Uh right down the hall man wherethe deputy standing. He's got the
door open for me and the boyswill wait here. Spell Mary, you
just call us when you're ready.Wait here with your uncle now. I'm
right proud of your son. Wherehere, Jim, Mary, Mary,

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morning, Miss Cameron, Morning,Reverend I'll be coming back, Jim.
Goodbye, ma'am. God bless him, help you. I thank your Reverend.
Let me hold you to me,Mary, Honey, let me feel
you to me again, Jim,Jim, I ain't never going to let

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ain't. No one can make meain't. No one. There's no making
worse what I'm feeling like. Yes, they're waiting was hollow. I thank
you, Mary. I know itwas cool, hard on you to bring

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him. Maybe I shouldn't have askedit, but you're right to see him,
Jim. He spoke to him onlyto tell him you're way and bad.
I'll set him in now, Holli, you can come along now.
They guess more than you. No, Daniel, don't. He's too little,
but Jim's right. Sharp and stepin, boys and greet your pappy.

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Morning, honey, Jim, Daniel. It's a treat to see your
sons. It's a treat to myheart well. To have your feet froze
to the ground that you can't donothing but stand there gaping. Seems like
it wants to give you a pappya hug after not seeing him for so

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long. Howdy Pappy, old Pappy. I'm terrible happy to see you.
Pappy, Me too, Jim,Me too young and Daniel like to squeeze
a breath out you both on thatbed. Come all away in the wagons.

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You know that requite a pit foryour young fella. He ain't done
so much traveling here. I wantedto bring him a whistle, but Jim,
I said it made your beauty asound for a man. Well,
never mind, Daniel, the thoughtyou'd want to bring it pleasures me more
in the finest whistle in the world. Jim here put some thumb granites off
from the tree to bring you.But might a happier recollected how I used

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to love them fumbl grantites. Ithank you right, proud of both you
and Daniel. Mary. I hateto say it, and you too,
Jim, But this fella outside saysthere ain't much more in ten minutes now.
If and you want to get theollenes out there, you we gotta
go, Yes, sir, godown, Mary. I want you should

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be on the road before. Yes. Can we come back soon? Pappy?
Might? Might we could come backnext week? Come over here,
son, you too, Daniel.Pappy wants to say something for you to
hear. Pappy, Well, Daniel, listen while your pappy is speaking.

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I want you should both grow upto be upright man. Take care of
your mammy. Always do a bidding, yes, Pappy, mind against anger
catching you by the throat and blindingyour eyes. Anger and hate. Don't

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let'em master you and drive youon. I'm gonna give you my watch.
Jim. You're the oldest. Iwant you should keep it to you're
a grown man, Daniel. Here'sthe chain that's for you. Well,
come on, young and sh Comealong with me, Hey, mama or

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coming, yeah, sure, fallaafter come along. I thank your pappy,
very hunted, very hunded. Youand I should walk to the wagon

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with you. Mary. There's amillion throng out there, black hearted,
trash made what they've come to peerout up their eyes in their heads.
We walk alone, Holly, youwait here, look yonder it then trees.

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Everyone one of folks touched up likesquirrels. They're appearing over the wall
here there. Put your head up. Done, that'll get your hold of
my hand. Come along now anddon't waste one look at that former carry
a fine, yes, Jim,he's pappy coming home with uncle Holly.

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Yes, mother, daughter, icecream coaches. Did read Jim, That'll
say God, we'll get something better. We'll get want and change him.
Jo. You don't know, Mom, No, I never seen such a

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place as Sardis. You have justheard a presentation of Edmond Granbury's short story
at trifta Sardist, adapted for radioby James and Elizabeth Hart. The Columbia

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Workshop is always interested in encouraging andpresenting the works of new writers, and
we are happy tonight to announce thatthis dramatization was the first radio work by
mister and missus Hart. The musicheard on this program was composed and conducted
by Bernard Hermann, and the entireproduction was under the direction of Brewster Morgan.
The cast for tonight included Elsie MayGordon as the mother, Ray Collins

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the Father, James Donnelly, Jim, Jack Brimes, Dan and Edward Latimer
as Uncle Holly. Next Thursday,at this same time, we will present
a Christmas grammar Bread on the Waters, written especially for the Columbia Workshop by
arch Oboler. This is the ColumbiaBroadcasting System