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Chapter 22

Linda describes the rituals and festivities surrounding Christmas, focusing on the Johnkannaus dancers. She discusses her grandmother's two "special" guests — the town constable and the "free colored man" who tries to pass for white — who are invited specifically to convince them that Linda is nowhere near her grandmother's house.

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