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hold the parson at bay. The parson, however, had privately prepared a string of questions which he was quite sure would drive Ezekiel into strait quarters. So he meets him the other day in the store.
"How's this, Mr. Scranton? they tell me that you 're an atheist!"
"Well I guess I be, Parson," says Ezekiel, comfortably.
"Well, Ezekiel, let's talk about this. You believe in your own existence, don't you?"
"No, I don't."
"What! not believe in your own existence?"
"No, I don't." Then, after a moment, "Tell you what, Parson, ain't a going to be twitched up by none o' your syllogisms."

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