Shola's final monologue

This sound clip gives Shola's final monologue after she has killed the master and started to run.

[chanting in the background]
Guns
Horses
Head Slaves
I can still hear it all now
And I heard the guns go off again
And the dogs I heard them as they scrunched one of us
I heard his voice
        Keep on runnin' sister
        Keep on runnin'
The horses’ hooves got closer and closer right on our heels
And suddenly I heard another one go down
They were right on our heels
And I knew I was next
One cried out to me to go on as the dogs feasted on him
        Keep on runnin' sister
        Run
        Run
        Run
My head started getting hot and I wasn’t tired no more
Then I had this feelin' this light feelin'
And there wasn’t no more pains in my feet
This big buzzard was flyin' next to me and he spread his wings and scooped me up and up and up
Just like what Shango said
Next thing I know I’m in the air goin' up and up and up and
This miserable earth is gettin' smaller and smaller
Turnin' into somethin' small
Dogs and Overseers
Head Slaves
Horses
Getting smaller and smaller
Just like what Shango said
The buzzard brought me

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