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have to get help to carry it back. That would mean

they would probably have to use the uncovered
latrine for a while.”
Everyone laughed at the thought of someone

sitting in an open privy. They all agreed that
Clarence's idea was the thing to do. And for the
next couple of days, they talked about it.

On Halloween night, they met at Matthew's
house. It was the perfect evening, with the clouds

ominously covering the moon, with only slightly
shadowy light breaking through. The group tipped
over a few outhouses around town, but they
couldn't carry them very far in the small yards.

They almost got caught once when a dog sounded
the alarm, but they all ran fast and got away.

They then decided to move out into the
country, so they piled into Matthew's Studebaker.
After tipping over the first country outhouse, they

took positions along the sides and carried it a
distance away like a coffin. They hit a few more,
and then it was Clarence's turn to choose.

“I know just the outhouse,” Clarence said.
“The old guy that lives close to us is the grouchiest
man alive.”

Clarence gave them directions, and they were
soon pulling up to a long lane that led to the

farmhouse. They decided they had better park the
car on the road and walk from there. They made

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