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ix Contents Special Acknowledgments xi Acknowledgments xiii I. Caribbean Beginnings Man Nini Caribbean Childhood Outdoor Birthday Party—Father’s Fortieth Gaëtan Rain Dieudonne Run for the River Marasa Spirits of Haïti Oksilya Aunt Frances the Pianist The Gold Watch Emma Queen of the Meadow II. Life in Nerèt Pigs and Wings Sunday Knife Ti Kikit My Life in Nerèt Pink Family Tree Elzir’s Advice Caribbean Corpses Out for Some Bread on Flatbush Ave. III. Vigils Keeping Vigil Cousin Thérèse Waiting Room x Two Letters Frozen Feel Haïtian Masks Old, Useless and Ugly Blue Amani The Bull at Nan Souvnans Niska and the Snake ...