human
Is--that--you--Austin?
gpt
You bet it's me! I got ye a breathin' all right now--who'd ye think it wuz?
human
Why--I was afraid I was dead and you was the Old Scratch and had me.
gpt
Well, I thought you was a goner shore nuff till yer hand grabbed the pole I stuck after ye. Man alive, but you did hold onto it! I lakened ter never got yer hand loose so's I could pull ye up on the bank and turn ye upside down and squeeze the water outen ye.
human
Did you sit on my stomach and choke me?
gpt
I set on yer and mashed the water out, but I didn't choke you.
human
I thought the Old Scratch had me!