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Peevus Jonson had a carbuncle on his shoulder that looked like a small head, a human head. Normally a carbuncle is a large member of the wart family, a benign tumor of roiled skin and hair follicles, but it can also be a gem, a jewel, a prize, it all depends. In this case the carbuncle was a dead ringer for Abe Lincoln, complete with the beard.
In the summer when Jonson wasn't wearing a shirt and the carbuncle was on display some congenial folks would ask pertinent questions about this permanent hitchhiker. "Can Mr. Lincoln talk?" "Does he chew tobacco?" "Who controls your body you or Mr. Lincoln?" "Who is Mr. Lincoln voting for?" "Is that Abe Lincoln or your caddy?" Answers, though, were few or not forthcoming..." - From the Carbuncle by Kevin O'Kendley
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