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LEVI
THAT WAS YOU!!! Back in camp during the war. We were body
servant together. Working the fields. Digging out the ditches. I was in C Company you worked out of B.
BASS
I worked out of B Company yes... but I can’t place your face
friend.
LEVI
I’ll make you remember me. I was sitting across from you at
that card game. What card game? WHAT CARD GAME.
BASS LEVI
(LEVI laughs)
LEVI
The one where you put your master in his rightful
(BASS attention is peeked)
BASS What you know about that game.
LEVI
I’m about to tell you what I know. You got into a
with William Reeves son over a game of Jackpots. about thirteen of us total - body servants in the Texas Cavalry to our masters...
place.
heated talk It was a Eleventh
(GRANT begins to address this to everyone as BASS looks on)
LEVI
Now they always played card games with us - but you had to
let em win, have their way so they can feel good about themselves - no matter what. Robert Reeves was sliding that Ace in and out switching em up and you called me out by saying - “you a low down dirty dog cheat!” I just knew you was dead right then and there in your boots.
(LEVI begins to act out the scene turning to GRANT and SILAS)
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