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The stories “Snail Pie,” “Pattern of a Man,” “Maybird Upshaw,” “The Sharp Tack,” “Brother to Methuselum,” “The Scrape,” and “Encounter on Keg Branch,” from Pattern of a Man and Other Stories by James Still, are reprinted by permission of Gnomon Press. Previously published stories not included in Pattern of a Man are reprinted by permission of Teresa Perry Reynolds. Previous publication information appears at the end of the book.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Still, James, 1906-2001.

[Short stories]

The hills remember : the complete short stories of James Still / edited by Ted Olson.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-8131-3623-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8131-3641-7 (ebook) I. Olson, Ted. II. Title.

PS3537.T5377 2012

813’.52—dc23

2011046134

This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.

Manufactured in the United States of America.

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