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Salkehatchie Swamp

PUT ON YOUR LONGEST WADERS. SOMEONE WILL HELP YOU STAND. MEANDER DOWN THAT LONG WINDING ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE LANDING. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH SALKEHATCHIE AVOID THE DREADED DEVIL’S WALKING STICK. YOU HAVEN’T LOST YOUR MIND! IT WILL BE WORTH YOUR TRIP. TAKE A LONG STICK TO MEASURE DEPTH, DON’T WORRY, YOU WON’T DROWN. BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHING BEFORE YOU GO BACK TO TOWN. THE SQUISH OF YOUR STEPS WILL BE LOUDLY HEARD. YOU MAY GET STUCK, BOG TO YOUR WAIST. WAIT AND SOMEONE WILL GET THE WORD. UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE FALLS IN THE MUD, YOU WILL SURELY BE TEASED! YOU MAY HEAR THE GRUNT OF SOMETHING NEAR. CITY SLICKER, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR KEYS?

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Date: 5/27/2015 8:32:00 PM
Thanks, all. This swamp is 2 miles from my home.
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Date: 5/27/2015 6:16:00 PM
Edna, Enjoyed reading one of your latest poems, Hugs SKAT"
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