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Relating an incident after having learned to read and write, one day as he was reading a newspaper, the master walked upon him unexpectingly and demanded to know what he was doing with a newspaper.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives by Work Projects Administration

She came to the open space before the sea, whistling softly to herself an irrepressible, tuneless matin song of youth, and thus she walked unexpectingly into the full power of the relentless dawn.

From The Plunderer by Oyen, Henry