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27 When the overall man got back in line I said, “Thank you, sir, I
really tried to get—” But he popped me in the back of the head, hard,

and said, “Next time don’t be gone so long.”
28 The two little kids busted out laughing and said, “Nyah-nyah-nyah-
nyah-nyah, Clarence got a lickin’, Clarence got a lickin’. ”

29 I told them, “Shut up, and don’t call me—” Then both my pretend
poppa and my pretend momma smacked my head.
30 She looked at the people direct behind us and said, “Mercy, when
they get to be this age . . .”

31 The people weren’t too happy about me taking cuts in the line, but
when they looked at how big my pretend daddy was and they saw how
hard him and my pretend momma were going upside my head they
decided they wouldn’t say anything.

32 I was grateful to these people, but I wished they’d quit popping me
in the head, and it seems like with all the names in the world they
could’ve come up with a better one for me than Clarence.

33 I stood in line with my pretend family for a long, long time.
Everybody was very quiet about standing in line, even my pretend

brother and sister and all the other kids. When we finally got around the
last corner and could see the door and folks going in, it seemed like a
bubble busted and people started laughing and talking. The main thing
people were talking about was the great big sign that was hanging over

the building.
34 It showed a gigantic picture of a family of four rich white people
sitting in a car driving somewhere. You could tell it was a family ’cause
they all looked exactly alike. The only difference amongst them was that

the daddy had a big head and a hat and the momma had the same head
with a woman’s hat and the girl had two big yellow pigtails coming out
from above her ears. They all had big shiny teeth and big shiny eyes and
big shiny cheeks and big shiny smiles. Shucks, you’d need to squint your

eyes if that shiny family drove anywhere near you.

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