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    26 o REVISED 4/10/58 ANGLE AT MODEL T MOSES CALLAHAN LOOKING PAST CAMERA TOWARD sign, Moses finally decides he*a at the right place and, gathering up armfuls of rolled papers, briefcases, etc,, laboriously extracts his ancient frame from the car and, CAMERA PANNING, approaches sign to work his way through the "D?╟Ñ, as we - DISSOLVE TOs ?√ß57. INT. CUSTER KITCHEN NIGHT Kitchen table, under suspended light, is covered with legal CHARS documents and charts, bending over which are Genuine and SLIM Moses Callahan, Abby standing at latter's elbow0 On floor beside Genuine is a small ancient trunk, open and stuffed with papers,, BUS! ELIM ADD DIAL GENUINE Dagnabbit, I paid the taxes fer th* past fifty-four years! MOSES (raking through papers) But what on, Gen-u-wine, what on? The way the thing stacks up here, y* mighta been payin?╟╓ the Sands taxes -** in which case, we might sue for rebate -- GENUINE I don't want no rebate! I want proof this here is my property, which you know it is, Moses, ?╟╓cause you were in that land office when I filed ray claim! (discovers excitedly) An * here?╟╓s the paper! Look at it! MOSES Mmmm looks like it.. ?╟? but it ain?╟╓t got no signature only an *X?╟╓. GENUINE I couldn't write at the time -- but it's legal, ?╟╓cause you witnessed it! (jabs paper) See that's your ?╟╓X?╟╓ right alongside of it, MOSES Yeah -- looks like my ?╟╓X?╟╓, all right -- but the Sands got half a dozen o' the best lawyers in this state on their side0 Pretty tough competition fer a couple o' 'X?╟╓s0 (CONTINUED)