Amazing Stories

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? If you've got leavin' on your mind ?

? Tell me now Get it over ?

? Hurt me now Get it over ?

? If you got leavin' on your mind ?

? If there's a new love in your heart ?

? Tell me now Get it over ?

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[ Spray Paint Can Rattling ]

Will you be diggin' today, Calvin?

I mean, seein' as how tomorrow's Thanksgiving and all,

I thought maybe we'd go get us a turkey.

You're just like your poor, crazy mother,

always tryin' to think up some lame excuse to celebrate.

There ain't gonna be no holidays until we find water.

? If there's a new love in your heart ?

? Tell me now ?

Now go get your chores done.

I need you to haul dirt.

? Hurt me now Get it over ?

? If there's a new love in your heart ?

With any luck at all, we'll find water today,

and then my stepdaddy'll get us a turkey.

Send us some luck, Mama.

Please help us find water today.

? If you've got leavin' on your-- ?

- - ? Mind ?

? Tell me... now ?

? Get it over ?

? Hurt me n-- ??

I'm coming right now, Calvin.

I'm out there slavin' to find water,

and you're in here playing missy country-and-western star.

I've just about had it with you, girl.

- You hear? - Yes, sir.

I am gonna put an end to this caterwaulin' nonsense right now.

- - Now get on out there.

Haul away!

Oh!

Hey! Dora!

I'm sorry, Calvin! It's just so heavy!

Quit your bellyachin' and haul away.

Oh, please, Mama, please.

Let something happen-- anything--

just so I don't have to haul any more of this dirt!

Oh!

I'm sorry, Calvin. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

I tried to hold it, but it just slipped right out of my hands!

I tried to, but I couldn't help it.

You-- You won't believe what happened down there.

I'm not so sure I believe it myself.

The bottom just dropped right out from under me.

For one second there, I was just standing on thin air.

If it wasn't for that ladder, I'd be in China.

- - The bottom...

dropped out?

What are you gonna do, Calvin?

I can't see the light anymore.

I'm gonna pull it up.

Must be caught on something.

- Whoa! - Did you see that?

That line jerked in my hand!

Calvin, how could it?

There's something down there.

What'd I say? What'd I say?

It could be a fish. I read a story once--

Don't feel like no fish to me.

That doesn't make sense.

What the heck could be down there?

Hmm.

Calvin, what is it?

Huh.

My Lord.

Gold. Pure gold.

For a flashlight?

It's like National Geographic.

Gimme that.

What's it say, Calvin?

I don't know what it says,

but I sure do know what it means!

- Yeehaw! - What, Calvin?

Listen. Don't you let anybody go near that hole.

Anybody, you hear?

And that includes you!

- But, Calvin! -

But, Calvin, what am I supposed to do?

Just like you always do-- nothin'.

Calvin.

Hello?

Hello down there.

"Dear Hole People,

How are you?"

Who are you?

Your friend,

Dora Johnson.

Hope they can understand English.

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"Using your crude code book,

our scholars have determined this food to be ham."