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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party Part 3, Chapter 25

By M.T. Anderson

Part 3, Chapter 25

A letter, posted from Canaan and dated June 29, 1775, between two slave-catchers:
Davey, who helped catch Octavian, is writing to tell Lew—a friend and slave-catcher, who was also looking for Octavian—to stop looking for Octavian since he and Mr. Sharp found him.
Note: Davey's not a good speller, so his whole letter is full of mistakes, including a misspelling of Mr. Sharpe's name.
Davey points out that Octavian doesn't have any high airs around him now.
In fact, Octavian doesn't eat, move, or do anything—he just lies shackled on the floor, with his head in an iron mask.
Oh and by the way—Davey's also five pounds richer.

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