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I went right back to my room and wrote down all ten things that the preacher had told me. I wrote them down just the way he said them to me so that I wouldn't forget them, and then I read them out loud to Winn-Dixie until I had them memorized. I wanted to know those ten things inside and out. That way, if ma mama ever came back, I could recognize her, and I would be able to grab her and hold on to her tight and not let her get away from me again