Riddley Walker
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Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
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"I am the man With salt in his pan Every body knows I am a salty man"
Hes singing like that going backards and forit with his salt pan. Mr Clevver comes up then. Hes stanning there watching the salting bloak and hes hummering to his self a littl. The salting bloak stops and hes looking at Mr […]
Hes singing like that going backards and forit with his salt pan. Mr Clevver comes up then. Hes stanning there watching the salting bloak and hes hummering to his self a littl. The salting bloak stops and hes looking at Mr […]
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January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"I am the man With salt in his pan Every body knows I am a salty man"
Hes singing like that going backards and forit with his salt pan. Mr Clevver comes up then. Hes stanning there watching the salting bloak and hes hummering to his self a littl. The salting bloak stops and hes looking at Mr […]
Hes singing like that going backards and forit with his salt pan. Mr Clevver comes up then. Hes stanning there watching the salting bloak and hes hummering to his self a littl. The salting bloak stops and hes looking at Mr […]
Pootys voyce said, "If hes a gennl man he dont want to see me and if he wants to see me he aint no gennl man."
Punch said, " _Hes a frend._ "
Pootys voyce said, "Frends all ways want it for nothing I ratherwd have a clynt."
Punch said, " _Whats a clynt?_ "
Punch said, " _Hes a frend._ "
Pootys voyce said, "Frends all ways want it for nothing I ratherwd have a clynt."
Punch said, " _Whats a clynt?_ "
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Pootys voyce said, "If hes a gennl man he dont want to see me and if he wants to see me he aint no gennl man."
Punch said, " _Hes a frend._ "
Pootys voyce said, "Frends all ways want it for nothing I ratherwd have a clynt."
Punch said, " _Whats a clynt?_ "
Punch said, " _Hes a frend._ "
Pootys voyce said, "Frends all ways want it for nothing I ratherwd have a clynt."
Punch said, " _Whats a clynt?_ "
Lissener said, "What is it?"
I said, "What dyou mean?"
He said, "Im lissening some thing nor I dont know what it is. And youre lissening me."
I said, "Dont break the circel yet." The words jus come out of me by ther selfs I bint thinking them at all.
I said, "What dyou mean?"
He said, "Im lissening some thing nor I dont know what it is. And youre lissening me."
I said, "Dont break the circel yet." The words jus come out of me by ther selfs I bint thinking them at all.
December 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Lissener said, "What is it?"
I said, "What dyou mean?"
He said, "Im lissening some thing nor I dont know what it is. And youre lissening me."
I said, "Dont break the circel yet." The words jus come out of me by ther selfs I bint thinking them at all.
I said, "What dyou mean?"
He said, "Im lissening some thing nor I dont know what it is. And youre lissening me."
I said, "Dont break the circel yet." The words jus come out of me by ther selfs I bint thinking them at all.
No rumpa no dum No zantigen Eusa cum
All of them running to touch the fit up and fealing for the figgers in it. Goodparley smyling with his big sqware teef like he lovit childer and Orfing shoving them out of the way. The hevvys gone to the divvy roof all but 2 as come to my shelter with […]
All of them running to touch the fit up and fealing for the figgers in it. Goodparley smyling with his big sqware teef like he lovit childer and Orfing shoving them out of the way. The hevvys gone to the divvy roof all but 2 as come to my shelter with […]
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December 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
No rumpa no dum No zantigen Eusa cum
All of them running to touch the fit up and fealing for the figgers in it. Goodparley smyling with his big sqware teef like he lovit childer and Orfing shoving them out of the way. The hevvys gone to the divvy roof all but 2 as come to my shelter with […]
All of them running to touch the fit up and fealing for the figgers in it. Goodparley smyling with his big sqware teef like he lovit childer and Orfing shoving them out of the way. The hevvys gone to the divvy roof all but 2 as come to my shelter with […]
I said, "Yes its me Im here."
He said, "Wil you stay with me now?"
I said, "Yes I wil Iwl stay with you its all right now."
He musve ben in terbel pain but he stoppt his moaning and his crying then he gone all qwyet. Every 1 else wer qwyet too all of them wer looking at him like he wer magic […]
He said, "Wil you stay with me now?"
I said, "Yes I wil Iwl stay with you its all right now."
He musve ben in terbel pain but he stoppt his moaning and his crying then he gone all qwyet. Every 1 else wer qwyet too all of them wer looking at him like he wer magic […]
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December 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I said, "Yes its me Im here."
He said, "Wil you stay with me now?"
I said, "Yes I wil Iwl stay with you its all right now."
He musve ben in terbel pain but he stoppt his moaning and his crying then he gone all qwyet. Every 1 else wer qwyet too all of them wer looking at him like he wer magic […]
He said, "Wil you stay with me now?"
I said, "Yes I wil Iwl stay with you its all right now."
He musve ben in terbel pain but he stoppt his moaning and his crying then he gone all qwyet. Every 1 else wer qwyet too all of them wer looking at him like he wer magic […]
He said, "45 counting me. Which they axel rate it roun the circel you see. Counting from Horny Boy its 1 in the 1st then 2 in the 2nd and so on til you have 9 in No. 9 which the pirntowt is 45. They all ways breed us up to moren a nuff and then they kul us down to that."
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
He said, "45 counting me. Which they axel rate it roun the circel you see. Counting from Horny Boy its 1 in the 1st then 2 in the 2nd and so on til you have 9 in No. 9 which the pirntowt is 45. They all ways breed us up to moren a nuff and then they kul us down to that."
The black leader he laid back his ears and poyntit his nose up at the shadders and he begun to howl. Some of the hevvys uppit bow but the black leader stayd where he wer.
Orfing said, "Down bows." Which they done.
I said, "What is it you want from him?"
Orfing said, "Down bows." Which they done.
I said, "What is it you want from him?"
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The black leader he laid back his ears and poyntit his nose up at the shadders and he begun to howl. Some of the hevvys uppit bow but the black leader stayd where he wer.
Orfing said, "Down bows." Which they done.
I said, "What is it you want from him?"
Orfing said, "Down bows." Which they done.
I said, "What is it you want from him?"
I said, "Wel Fister."
He said, "Wel Riddley you know if I wer you." And noddit some mor.
I said, "What if you wer me Fister? Whatwd you do?"
He heft up 1 finger and kep nodding. He said, "Mynd you I aint qwick Im jus a woar out old hevvy is all I am."
He said, "Wel Riddley you know if I wer you." And noddit some mor.
I said, "What if you wer me Fister? Whatwd you do?"
He heft up 1 finger and kep nodding. He said, "Mynd you I aint qwick Im jus a woar out old hevvy is all I am."
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I said, "Wel Fister."
He said, "Wel Riddley you know if I wer you." And noddit some mor.
I said, "What if you wer me Fister? Whatwd you do?"
He heft up 1 finger and kep nodding. He said, "Mynd you I aint qwick Im jus a woar out old hevvy is all I am."
He said, "Wel Riddley you know if I wer you." And noddit some mor.
I said, "What if you wer me Fister? Whatwd you do?"
He heft up 1 finger and kep nodding. He said, "Mynd you I aint qwick Im jus a woar out old hevvy is all I am."
I said, "Wel now Im saying, 'Wherewl _we_ go?' Any where you go its the 2 of us going."
He said, "You know how it is with me I wunt ask you to come. Me I dont have nothing to lose they ben going to put my head on a poal any how. It aint the same for you parbly you can stil go back to your fents […]
He said, "You know how it is with me I wunt ask you to come. Me I dont have nothing to lose they ben going to put my head on a poal any how. It aint the same for you parbly you can stil go back to your fents […]
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November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I said, "Wel now Im saying, 'Wherewl _we_ go?' Any where you go its the 2 of us going."
He said, "You know how it is with me I wunt ask you to come. Me I dont have nothing to lose they ben going to put my head on a poal any how. It aint the same for you parbly you can stil go back to your fents […]
He said, "You know how it is with me I wunt ask you to come. Me I dont have nothing to lose they ben going to put my head on a poal any how. It aint the same for you parbly you can stil go back to your fents […]
I said, "Wel that old dog I kilt I lookit in its eyes dint I. Nor I never got no 1st knowing out of it did I."
She said, "May be you got it only you dont know it yet."
I said, "Have you got it?"
She said, "Every bodys got it its in every 1 of us only we cant get to it til it comes to us 1 way […]
She said, "May be you got it only you dont know it yet."
I said, "Have you got it?"
She said, "Every bodys got it its in every 1 of us only we cant get to it til it comes to us 1 way […]
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November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I said, "Wel that old dog I kilt I lookit in its eyes dint I. Nor I never got no 1st knowing out of it did I."
She said, "May be you got it only you dont know it yet."
I said, "Have you got it?"
She said, "Every bodys got it its in every 1 of us only we cant get to it til it comes to us 1 way […]
She said, "May be you got it only you dont know it yet."
I said, "Have you got it?"
She said, "Every bodys got it its in every 1 of us only we cant get to it til it comes to us 1 way […]
Orfing said to the Ardship, "Therewl be mor stoans soon a nuff weve got boatswl go where that 1 come from what we need is the knowing for our 1st try out with the stoans weve got. Have you got that knowing or not?"
The Ardship said, "I tol you I dont know nothing til we gether."
The Ardship said, "I tol you I dont know nothing til we gether."
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Orfing said to the Ardship, "Therewl be mor stoans soon a nuff weve got boatswl go where that 1 come from what we need is the knowing for our 1st try out with the stoans weve got. Have you got that knowing or not?"
The Ardship said, "I tol you I dont know nothing til we gether."
The Ardship said, "I tol you I dont know nothing til we gether."
Goodparley larft then he said, "O youre a careful 1 Erny youre afeart Iwl sly a roun making Eusa say the wrong things are you."
Orfing said, "You jus mynd what I say Abel dont stress me now dont strain me."
Goodparley said, "Iwl be careful not to do that Erny I realy wil." He opent his anrack […]
Orfing said, "You jus mynd what I say Abel dont stress me now dont strain me."
Goodparley said, "Iwl be careful not to do that Erny I realy wil." He opent his anrack […]
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September 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Goodparley larft then he said, "O youre a careful 1 Erny youre afeart Iwl sly a roun making Eusa say the wrong things are you."
Orfing said, "You jus mynd what I say Abel dont stress me now dont strain me."
Goodparley said, "Iwl be careful not to do that Erny I realy wil." He opent his anrack […]
Orfing said, "You jus mynd what I say Abel dont stress me now dont strain me."
Goodparley said, "Iwl be careful not to do that Erny I realy wil." He opent his anrack […]
Pootys voyce said, "What ever theywl pay for."
Punch said, " _Whatwl they pay for?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "What ever they can think of."
Punch said, " _What can they think of?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "Its mosly the same thing."
Punch said, " _What thing is that?_ "
Punch said, " _Whatwl they pay for?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "What ever they can think of."
Punch said, " _What can they think of?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "Its mosly the same thing."
Punch said, " _What thing is that?_ "
September 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Pootys voyce said, "What ever theywl pay for."
Punch said, " _Whatwl they pay for?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "What ever they can think of."
Punch said, " _What can they think of?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "Its mosly the same thing."
Punch said, " _What thing is that?_ "
Punch said, " _Whatwl they pay for?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "What ever they can think of."
Punch said, " _What can they think of?_ "
Pootys voyce said, "Its mosly the same thing."
Punch said, " _What thing is that?_ "
I said, "Whatre you talking about?"
He said, "Im talking about how long Goodparleywl have to wait for a nother Ardship whatre you talking about?"
I said, "What dyou mean a nother Ardship?"
He said, "Wel its jus only a littl wyl since a son of myn ben beartht nor he cant be Ardship til he […]
He said, "Im talking about how long Goodparleywl have to wait for a nother Ardship whatre you talking about?"
I said, "What dyou mean a nother Ardship?"
He said, "Wel its jus only a littl wyl since a son of myn ben beartht nor he cant be Ardship til he […]
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September 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I said, "Whatre you talking about?"
He said, "Im talking about how long Goodparleywl have to wait for a nother Ardship whatre you talking about?"
I said, "What dyou mean a nother Ardship?"
He said, "Wel its jus only a littl wyl since a son of myn ben beartht nor he cant be Ardship til he […]
He said, "Im talking about how long Goodparleywl have to wait for a nother Ardship whatre you talking about?"
I said, "What dyou mean a nother Ardship?"
He said, "Wel its jus only a littl wyl since a son of myn ben beartht nor he cant be Ardship til he […]
There come back Erny Orfings voyce he said, "Its Erny Orfing Riddley."
Hed got his self up hys he cud get on a mounding of rubbl and hed like walt his self in he had to move big stoans out of the way befor I cud get to him. I said, "Whatre you doing all walt up like that?" Taking the murky jus […]
Hed got his self up hys he cud get on a mounding of rubbl and hed like walt his self in he had to move big stoans out of the way befor I cud get to him. I said, "Whatre you doing all walt up like that?" Taking the murky jus […]
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August 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There come back Erny Orfings voyce he said, "Its Erny Orfing Riddley."
Hed got his self up hys he cud get on a mounding of rubbl and hed like walt his self in he had to move big stoans out of the way befor I cud get to him. I said, "Whatre you doing all walt up like that?" Taking the murky jus […]
Hed got his self up hys he cud get on a mounding of rubbl and hed like walt his self in he had to move big stoans out of the way befor I cud get to him. I said, "Whatre you doing all walt up like that?" Taking the murky jus […]
Mr On The Levvil says, "O no my binses is right here Ive come for a littl sumfing from Pooty." He hasnt took noatis of the frying pan yet.
Punch says, " _Going to give you a littl sumfing is she?_ "
Mr On The Levvil says, "For my swossage you see."
Punch says, " _Going to give you a littl sumfing is she?_ "
Mr On The Levvil says, "For my swossage you see."
August 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Mr On The Levvil says, "O no my binses is right here Ive come for a littl sumfing from Pooty." He hasnt took noatis of the frying pan yet.
Punch says, " _Going to give you a littl sumfing is she?_ "
Mr On The Levvil says, "For my swossage you see."
Punch says, " _Going to give you a littl sumfing is she?_ "
Mr On The Levvil says, "For my swossage you see."
I said, "It seams like every body elses got ansers only I havent got nothing only askings."
He said, "Now Iwl ask you some thing if youwl jus be so kynd wud you please han over your littl bag of yellerboy stoan."
I said, "I havent got it have I. Theres a Rivver Sour runs thru Cambry which I […]
He said, "Now Iwl ask you some thing if youwl jus be so kynd wud you please han over your littl bag of yellerboy stoan."
I said, "I havent got it have I. Theres a Rivver Sour runs thru Cambry which I […]
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August 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I said, "It seams like every body elses got ansers only I havent got nothing only askings."
He said, "Now Iwl ask you some thing if youwl jus be so kynd wud you please han over your littl bag of yellerboy stoan."
I said, "I havent got it have I. Theres a Rivver Sour runs thru Cambry which I […]
He said, "Now Iwl ask you some thing if youwl jus be so kynd wud you please han over your littl bag of yellerboy stoan."
I said, "I havent got it have I. Theres a Rivver Sour runs thru Cambry which I […]
Dad and me we jus come off forage rota and back on jobbing that day. The hoal we ben working we ben on it 24 days. Which Ive never liket 12 its a judgd men number innit and this ben 2 of them. Wed pernear cleart out down to the chalk and hevvy mucking it ben. Nothing lef in the hoal only sortit […]
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August 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Dad and me we jus come off forage rota and back on jobbing that day. The hoal we ben working we ben on it 24 days. Which Ive never liket 12 its a judgd men number innit and this ben 2 of them. Wed pernear cleart out down to the chalk and hevvy mucking it ben. Nothing lef in the hoal only sortit […]
I said to Lorna, "I thot it ben Eusa made the 1 Big 1."
Lorna said, "I never said he dint."
I said, "Wel you jus tol in this story it ben that man and woman done it plus they bilt the Power Ring and all."
She said, "You hear diffrent things in all them way back storys but it dont make no […]
Lorna said, "I never said he dint."
I said, "Wel you jus tol in this story it ben that man and woman done it plus they bilt the Power Ring and all."
She said, "You hear diffrent things in all them way back storys but it dont make no […]
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August 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I said to Lorna, "I thot it ben Eusa made the 1 Big 1."
Lorna said, "I never said he dint."
I said, "Wel you jus tol in this story it ben that man and woman done it plus they bilt the Power Ring and all."
She said, "You hear diffrent things in all them way back storys but it dont make no […]
Lorna said, "I never said he dint."
I said, "Wel you jus tol in this story it ben that man and woman done it plus they bilt the Power Ring and all."
She said, "You hear diffrent things in all them way back storys but it dont make no […]
I said, "How dyou mean that?"
He said, "I mean it like I say it. With your eyes. Have you seen that Littl Shyning Man in the wood or on the water or in the stoan?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Ben looking for him have you?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Why not? Wunt you be interstit to see him? See […]
He said, "I mean it like I say it. With your eyes. Have you seen that Littl Shyning Man in the wood or on the water or in the stoan?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Ben looking for him have you?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Why not? Wunt you be interstit to see him? See […]
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I said, "How dyou mean that?"
He said, "I mean it like I say it. With your eyes. Have you seen that Littl Shyning Man in the wood or on the water or in the stoan?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Ben looking for him have you?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Why not? Wunt you be interstit to see him? See […]
He said, "I mean it like I say it. With your eyes. Have you seen that Littl Shyning Man in the wood or on the water or in the stoan?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Ben looking for him have you?"
I said, "No."
He said, "Why not? Wunt you be interstit to see him? See […]
Goodparley lookit up and seen me in the lite of the gate fires and he done some mor nodding. Orfing lookit up and raisit his han. I dint hear him say nothing but I seen his mouf move. I thot he wer saying, "Good Luck." Off they gone then in to the rain.
July 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Goodparley lookit up and seen me in the lite of the gate fires and he done some mor nodding. Orfing lookit up and raisit his han. I dint hear him say nothing but I seen his mouf move. I thot he wer saying, "Good Luck." Off they gone then in to the rain.
I said, "You know a song about brothers?"
He lookit at me all brite eyed and wicket and he sung:
When the other brother come Stanning at the gate When the other brother come Then it wer too late
I said, "That souns like the end of the song. What about the beginning?"
He lookit at me all brite eyed and wicket and he sung:
When the other brother come Stanning at the gate When the other brother come Then it wer too late
I said, "That souns like the end of the song. What about the beginning?"
July 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I said, "You know a song about brothers?"
He lookit at me all brite eyed and wicket and he sung:
When the other brother come Stanning at the gate When the other brother come Then it wer too late
I said, "That souns like the end of the song. What about the beginning?"
He lookit at me all brite eyed and wicket and he sung:
When the other brother come Stanning at the gate When the other brother come Then it wer too late
I said, "That souns like the end of the song. What about the beginning?"
Punch says, " _Never mynd the babby there aint a nuff swossage to go roun._ "
Pooty says, "You know how he likes a bit of swossage."
Punch says, " _Hes too yung for swossage give him the tit._ "
Pooty says, "Boan dry."
Punch says, " _Give him the boan then._ "
Pooty says, "You know how he likes a bit of swossage."
Punch says, " _Hes too yung for swossage give him the tit._ "
Pooty says, "Boan dry."
Punch says, " _Give him the boan then._ "
July 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Punch says, " _Never mynd the babby there aint a nuff swossage to go roun._ "
Pooty says, "You know how he likes a bit of swossage."
Punch says, " _Hes too yung for swossage give him the tit._ "
Pooty says, "Boan dry."
Punch says, " _Give him the boan then._ "
Pooty says, "You know how he likes a bit of swossage."
Punch says, " _Hes too yung for swossage give him the tit._ "
Pooty says, "Boan dry."
Punch says, " _Give him the boan then._ "
Punch looking at him sharp and scanful he says to Mr Clevver, " _Who myt you be?_ "
Mr Clevver says, "I myt be the Pry Mincer of Binland and I myt be the Hard Bitchup of Cantser Belly only I aint. Who I acturely am is Drop John the Foller Man which they call me Mr On The Levvil as wel."
Mr Clevver says, "I myt be the Pry Mincer of Binland and I myt be the Hard Bitchup of Cantser Belly only I aint. Who I acturely am is Drop John the Foller Man which they call me Mr On The Levvil as wel."
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Punch looking at him sharp and scanful he says to Mr Clevver, " _Who myt you be?_ "
Mr Clevver says, "I myt be the Pry Mincer of Binland and I myt be the Hard Bitchup of Cantser Belly only I aint. Who I acturely am is Drop John the Foller Man which they call me Mr On The Levvil as wel."
Mr Clevver says, "I myt be the Pry Mincer of Binland and I myt be the Hard Bitchup of Cantser Belly only I aint. Who I acturely am is Drop John the Foller Man which they call me Mr On The Levvil as wel."
The hevvy by the door lookit over to Goodparley like asking with his eyes shud he stomp me. Orfing said to me, "You bes not work your jaw too hard your head myt come luce all on a suddn."
Goodparley said to Orfing, "Hes all right Erny he jus gets easy stoand." Then he said to me, "I dont mynd […]
Goodparley said to Orfing, "Hes all right Erny he jus gets easy stoand." Then he said to me, "I dont mynd […]
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May 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The hevvy by the door lookit over to Goodparley like asking with his eyes shud he stomp me. Orfing said to me, "You bes not work your jaw too hard your head myt come luce all on a suddn."
Goodparley said to Orfing, "Hes all right Erny he jus gets easy stoand." Then he said to me, "I dont mynd […]
Goodparley said to Orfing, "Hes all right Erny he jus gets easy stoand." Then he said to me, "I dont mynd […]