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131. INT. CAMILLE'S PLACE - NIGHT  131.

Camille is busying herself, sweeping, dusting furniture items, putting things in place etc. -- David Lee is following her about the place, helping her where ever he can -- His spirits are very high at the moment. Sounder is crouched in a corner, looking on the activity --

DAVID LEE
...So me and Sounder, right right by the men that was the prisoners, and crawled under the fence! That's when I cut my hand on the glass. It hurt like mad! But I kept runnin', and then I didn't feel no more hurtin' 'til I stopped runnin'!
(pause)
Why was that, Miss Johnson?

CAMILLE
Because all you could think of, was getting away from the guard.

DAVID LEE
Oh...
(pause)
You right, that's all that was worryin' me right then...

CAMILLE
You know; that was a good thing you did for Clarence, in class today. I believed his story, but I was afraid the children wouldn't...

DAVID LEE
He was real scared nobody would believe him -- I could tell, even when he first stood up.

CAMILLE
You could? How?

DAVID LEE
I been like that myself, when I thought nobody was gonna believe me...
(pause)
You wanna hear another story?!

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