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“You been bit before, Pa?” Geoff asked.“Naw.”Geoff snatched up the headless snake to toss after its missing head, but Valentine stopped him.“Hold on.”Geoff stopped.His father took the limp thing from him and slung it over his shoulder. “’Swasteful. Snake tastes mighty good.” Valentine picked up his musket, hauled up their catch, and strode off toward home. Geoff scrambled to catch up.Sometime later, he saw Valentine smile. “Naw, I ain’t been bit. Seen others to it though. Some as died…” His words trailed off, but he continued walking, leaving images just hanging there for Geoff to ponder, for what he considered a very long time.“Some didn’t?” Geoff asked. His ...