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me on the back till it hurt。 after i get cleaned up i phoned my mama an she done listened to the
game over the radio an is so happy she can bust！ that night； everbody goin to parties an shit； but
nobody axed me to any； so i go on down to the basement。 i'；m there a wile when i hear this kind of
music in from someplace upstairs and it'；s real pretty…like； an； i don'；t know why； but i went on
up there to find out what it was。
there was this guy； bubba； settin in his room playin a mouth organ。 he'；d broke his foot in
practice an couldn'；t play an didn'；t have nowhere to go either。 he let me set on a cot an listen to
him； we didn'；t talk or nothing； he jus settin on one cot an me on the other； an he'；s playing his
harmonica。 an after bout a hour i axed him if i could try it an he says； 〃okay。〃 little did i know
that it would change my life forever。
after i'；d played aroun on the thing for a wile； i got to where'；s i could play pretty good； an
bubba was goin crazy； sayin he'；s never heard such good shit。 after it got late； bubba says for me
to take the harmonica with me； an i did； an played it a long time； till i got sleepy and went to bed。
next day； sunday； i went to take the harmonica back to bubba but he say for me to keep it；
cause he got another one； an i was real happy； an went for a walk an set down under a tree an
played all day long； till i run out of things to play。
it was late in the afternoon； an the sun was almost gone when i begun to walk back to the
ape dorm。 i was goin across the quadrangle when suddenly i hear this girl'；s voice shout out；
〃forrest！〃
i turn aroun an who should be behin me but jenny curran。
she has a big smile on her face and she e up and took me by the han； an says she saw me
play football yesterday and how good i was an all。 it turns out she ain'；t mad or anythin bout what
happen in the movie； an says it ain'；t my fault； it was jus one of them things。 she axe if i want to
have a co'；cola with her。
it was too nice to believe； settin there with jenny curran； an she say she takin classes in
music an drama an that she plannin on bein a actress or a singer。 she also playin in a little band
that do folk music stuff； an tells me they gonna be at the student union buildin tomorrow night an
for me to e by。 let me tell you； i can hardly wait。
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now there is a secret thing that coach bryant an them done figgered out； an
nobody sposed to mention it； even to ourselfs。 they been teachin me how to catch a football pass。
ever day after practice i been workin with two goons an a quarterback； runnin out an catchin
passes； runnin out an catchin passes； till i'；m so exhausted my tongue hangin down to my navel。
but i gettin to where i can catch em； an coach bryant； he say this gonna be our 〃secret
weapon〃— like a 〃adam bomb；〃 or somethin； cause after a wile them other teams gonna figger
out they ain'；t thowin me the ball an will not be watchin for it。
〃then；〃 coach bryant say； 〃we is gonna turn your big ass loose— six foot six； two hundrit
forty pounds— an run the hundrit yards in 9。5 seconds flat。 it is gonna be a sight！〃
bubba an me is real good friends by now； an he heped me learn some new songs on the
harmonica。 sometimes he e down to the basement and we set aroun an play along together；
but bubba say i am far better than he ever will be。 i got to tell you； that if it weren'；t for that
harmonica music； i might of jus packed up an gone home； but it made me feel so good； i can
hardly describe it。 sort of like my whole body is the harmonica an the music give me goosebumps
when i play it。 mostly the trick is in the tongue； lips； fingers and how you move your neck。 i think
perhaps runnin after all them passes has caused my tongue to hang out longer； which is a hell of a
note； so to speak。
nex friday； i git all slicked up an bubba lend me some hair tonic an shavin lotion an i go on
over to the student union building。 they is a big crowd there an sure enough； jenny curran an
three or four other people is up on stage。 jenny is wearin a long dress an playin the guitar； an
somebody else has a banjo an there is a guy with a bull fiddle； pluckin it with his fingers。
they sound real good； an jenny seen me back in the crowd； an smiles an points with her
eyes for me to e up an set in the front。 it is just beautiful； settin there on the floor listenin an
watchin jenny curran。 i was kinda thinkin that later； i would buy some divinity an see if she
wanted some too。
they had played for an hour or so； an everbody seemed happy an feelin good。 they was
playin joan baez music； an bob dylan an peter； paul an mary。 i was lying back with my eyes
closed； listenin； an all of a sudden； i ain'；t sure what happen； but i had pulled out my harmonica an
was jus playin along with them。
it was the strangest thing。 jenny was singin 〃blowin in the wind〃 an when i begun to play；
she stopped for a secont； an the banjo player； he stopped too； an they get this very suprised looks
on they faces； an then jenny give a big grin an she mence to pick up the song again； an the
banjo player； he stop an give me a chance to ride my harmonica for a wile； an everbody in the
crowd begun to clap an cheer when i was done。 jenny e down from the stage after that an the
band take a break an she say； 〃forrest； what in the world？ where you learn to play that thing？〃
anyhow； after that； jenny got me to play with their band。 it was ever friday； an when there wasn'；t
an out of town game； i made twenty…five bucks a night。 it were jus like heaven till i foun out
jenny curran been screwin the banjo player。
unfortunately； it was not goin so good in english class。 mister boone had called me in bout
a week or so after he read my autobiography to the class and he say； 〃mister gump； i believe it is
time for you to stop tryin to be amusin and start gettin serious。〃 he han me back an assignment i
had writ on the poet wordsworth。
〃the romantic period；〃 he say； 〃did not follow a bunch of '；classic bullshit。'； nor were the
poets pope and dryden a couple of '；turds。'； 〃
he tell me to do the thing over again； an i'；m beginnin to realize mister boone don'；t
understand i'；m a idiot； but he was bout to find out。
meantime； somebody must of said somethin to somebody； cause one day my guidance
counselor at the atheletic department call me in an tells me i'；m excused from other classes an to
report the next mornin to a doctor mills at the university medical center。 bright an early i go
over there an doctor mills got a big stack of papers in front of him； lookin through them； an he
tell me to sit down and start axin me questions。 when he finished； he tell me to take off my
clothes— all but my undershorts； which i breathed easier after hearin cause of what happen the
last time with the army doctors— an he menced to studyin me real hard； lookin in my eyes an