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Preface: I Put a Spell on You
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CAROLYN BEARD WHITLOW I Put a Spell on You Throb of drum, trill of lute, the lyre strum, Stomping foot, hands-a-clapping Ancient rhythms, ululation The round, and around, remember Spiral story, roiling whirl, Impassioned prayer, hypnotic fugue A spell Incantatory Obsession —The need to repeat to be heard— ...