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`` They 's seals out there , '' he said , `` but I do n't know as us 'll go the night . 'T is like the wind 'll haul t ' the west . '' `` What do Uncle Tommy Luff say ? '' `` That ` twill haul t ' the west an ' freshen afore midnight . '' `` Sure , then , you 'll not be goin ' , b ` y ? '' `` I do n't know as anybody 'll go , '' said he . `` Looks a bit too nasty for 'em . ''