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But man, that little black book was packed with a billion onionskin pages crammed with minuscule writing and all these flowery let-there-be this’s and let-there-be that’s.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

"Russ, this's durn strange, comin' from Sampson's cowboy," he said.

From The Rustlers of Pecos County by Grey, Zane

We've got ter git ter camp, an' this's the nearest way; but, ef you're afraid, we'll turn back.

From The Young Trail Hunters Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West by Cozzens, Samuel Woodworth

Not but they’s plenty behind us done the same way, all the way back into Kentuck’, as you already done see; but this’s been done sence the last rain, and it rained night afore last.”

From Dr. Sevier by Cable, George Washington

"Here stranger, this's none of your mix," began Tull.

From Riders of the Purple Sage by Grey, Zane