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On the first

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Several wegone.

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On hearingdeclared aIf you kill m

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t day of this les

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ng before the l

day finally camt wait to tell his

is father sugge

eeks went by a

y, the father too

done very wel

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the fox declare

g the words thrrogantly: "To t

me, that will be

at the tiger becae HOW THE A

walked aheadere all terribly ft?"

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nd the day fina

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l, my son," he s

refully as his fat

anger, they leawill still be ther

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d to the tiger, "

he tiger was sutell you the trutagainst the Go

ame suspicionsANIMALS ARE

d of the tiger pfrightened and

say but to ackn

he king."

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boy had driven

the little boy bedecreased.

vered it was ea

le boy didn't los

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ally came when

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smiled, "but loo

ther continued

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s, the fox addeFRIGHTENED

proudly through ran away. Th

nowledge the re

wn The boy's fathetemper he mus

37 nails into th

egan to contro

asier to hold his

se his temper e

e nail for each d

n the young boy

ed him to the fe

ok at the holes

to speak.

scars just like

wn unlucky fox wite the danger,

kill me!"

sked for the reas accredited bnow?"

ed: "Let's have D OF ME." The

h the forest. Ashen the fox sai

esult. So the tig

er wanted to test hammer a na

he fence. He w

l his temper, so

s temper than t

even once, and

day that he cou

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ence.

in the fence. T

these. And no

as met and ca the fox though

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a test. Let's gotiger agreed.

s you can imad proudly: "Th

ger nodded and

each him a lessail into their wo

was really mad!

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to drive those n

d he became so

uld hold his tem

ell his father th

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agine, the animere is no doub

d said:

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nails into the fe

o proud of him

mper.

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never be the sa

any times you

ger. For the foa way out.

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mals, seeing thebt that what I s

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self,

were

ame."

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He decidedopened the

Instead of He drank it

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He said ...

As Howardhad been r

Many yearthe big city

Dr. Howardlight filled h

Immediate

Dressed in

He went battention to

After a long

Dr. Kelly reon the edgto pay for it

"Paid in ful

(Signed) D

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Surely this 50s, but hostudent ask

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lass otual Stoa poor boy whoeft, and he was

d he would ase door.

a meal he askt so slowly, and

owe me anythin

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d Kelly left that ready to give u

's later that samy, where they ca

d Kelly was cahis eyes.

ly he rose and

n his doctor's go

back to the cono her case.

g struggle, the

equested the be, and the bill wt all. Finally she

l with one glas

Dr. Howard Kell

ost Imtual Stosecond monthrough the ques

he first name of

was some kinow would I knoked if the last q

y," said the prond care, even

ned her name w

of Milory by Uo was selling gs hungry.

sk for a meal a

ked for a drink d then asked, H

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you from my he

house, he not p and quit.

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alled in for the c

went down the

own he went in

nsultation room

battle was won

business office was sent to hee looked, and s

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was Ruthie.

lk Unknowoods from doo

at the next ho

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man became crlists to study he

consultation. W

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ur careers yousmile and say

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use. However

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taught us neve

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spital to her roo

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to do his best

al bill to him foared to open itght her attentio

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ay for a kindnes

God and man

were baffled. Th

the town she c

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a large glass o

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came from, a s

day he gave s

hen wrote somake the rest of h

read these wo

ous student an

darkhaired and ore class ende

t. They deserve

nly one

woman

of milk.

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her to

trange

special

mething her life ords ...

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Some glannoticed the

So much p

So many pothers.

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"Rabbi, you

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"I led a per

"And yet,"

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rayer tual Ston sat, watchingn who was slow

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nced her way ae unshed tears

pain in the world

people doing s

e watched, her e her own mise

her attention wand love. Wip

ch, she headed man home w

dn't want to refor human com

abbi atual Stow Year's night,

was a man oto be dead."

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rfectly blameles

remarked the R

d the other, "wjust right. My h

disappeared ame Rabbi Wolf

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as they passedin her eyes as

d, so much hap

so many things

mind drifted toery. Sometimes

was caught by aing away the rd toward the f

with his shoppin

turn to the old mpany, she had

and aory by U

and the Rabbiof the city who

d the ghost, "th

back again?"

ss life here on

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hen I passed oheart swelled w

and the Rabbi, f, who was an e

y Glenysround her, fee

s way home. Shuple walking ha

d the bench sh she sat there

ppiness and so

s, so involved

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a face she hadremnants of thefallen child, heng

days. Those wd love in her he

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o had recently

hat this is the n

earth," the dea

ere forced to be

on I thought awith pride, and j

pondering, weextremely hum

s Cunninling the pain ohe felt the joy oand in hand.

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in their own m

e, another timehe could return

dn't noticed in e tears, she stolped him up, w

were the days eart and comfor

st wn to his home whdied! "What a

night when sou

ad man told him

e born here aga

bout everythinjust then I died

nt on to his hoble man.

nghamf the child whoof the children

on, but they nefeeling.

ess.

moments. There

. A time when n to those days

a long time. Aood up and wit

wiped his tears

when lonelinert was just a pr

hen he met a sare you doing

ls reincarnate o

m.

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me. Shortly aft

m o fell off his bicplaying togeth

ever spared he

e just wasn't s

she was like ths, and yet...

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s, returned his

ss was unbearayer away.

shadowy figurehere?" the Ra

on earth. I am

and I found it snt back to pay f

ter, a son was

cycle the tiredner on the jungl

er a thought. N

pace for thoug

hem -- wrapped

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rable. Now, alt

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such a soul."

so good; I hador that."

born to his wife

ness of e gym

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I began to

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son's friend.

pray...

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ne grip of his ha

impletual Stoaster was sittis feet and asketh."

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aid, "Can you g

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aster said, "If I ou will know."

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give it a name—

with his finger:

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say more than

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h Osho ashore, on thet disturbing you

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sit silently... do. You just sit si

—because peo

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more elaborate

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ties for good... use his fighting

a man who wato do anything

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same thing."

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balcony and I slding across fro

saw our Superson's friend bufriend by firmly

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as seeking foryou suggest w

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are you doing?

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r truth came towhich can help

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A StSpiritThe mall wNobody pa

She didn't Apparently

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As I left theDid that litt

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The lessonThe last ch

tory otual Sto

was over-crowdaid attention as

look in trouble y she stopped t

of 8 or 9 and cd, should I stop

d if her mother as I walked by

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d me so much, et this settled i

egan to close, oked the little g

agination that ahad lost my ch

e must be fine oo emotional a

ave and get bacer forecast for

ight it happeneand heavy sno

ning I awoke tolace I'd go that

y kitchen with mw the front pag

nt page down bal shopping ma

M. this morningsaid "A little gir

chilling elemendown she fell a

read the rest opt safe a little g

s have passedtle girl they fou

et that little girlhen someone s

n I have learnedhance that som

of Sorory by U

ed, shoppers rshe crouched

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ute as she coup and ask if she

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not get her off mlp? Was I just a

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I heard some cgirl was no whe

again is runningance to help th

or she would sat Christmas tim

ck home wherethat night -- a c

ed as the weathow while I was

o winter's nastyt day was out to

my news and cge, it just devas

below, a little heall a little girl fo

g when police rrl was dead be

nts that broughtasleep and bre

of it as I began girl had frozen

me now, but itund the same o

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seem afraid not need my a

uld be e needs help fro

er there alonete to get back h

my mind acting blind?

ck in the mall ce and for all.

chain doors coere to be found.

g wild his poor lost ch

still be sitting heme each year.

e it is safe and chilling winter s

her station saidsnug in bed.

y caper o get the paper

up of tea sted me.

eadline read und dead".

received the cahind the mall".

t her close to deathed her fina

to weep in her sleep.

t still haunts myone I had seen?

w I try I never pass t

s difficult but truve could very w

wn ore to store oor.

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home.

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warm storm.

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One day thto get in. Wedge of theinside the c

He openedthe cliff, bu

"What is it?

"Throw meuse it."

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The lady wto sit here"

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What a reli

AngSpiritAn old legeand guard flowers.

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Then God thee to do?

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selestual Stoot so old that horking the farmought to himsel

he son got so fWithout sayinge farm where tcoffin.

d it up. Still lyinut before you do

?" replied the s

e over the cliff,

d Maytual Stos, insights comtwo young wombus had 4 sea

ved seats so th

with the rucksac. The other one

have been mortime. I discoveryou keep telling

f all that could introduce a sim

ief...

gel of tual Stoend says that it - an angel fo

common grass do with it. That

n passed. Then the fields died

turned His eye?"

the angel of theof his seeming

Malladi for sha

ss Lifeory by Uhe couldn't wor

m, would look ulf, "he doesn't d

frustrated by th anything, the there was a hi

ng there peaceo, may I sugge

son.

if you like," sa

ybe Noory by Lme in unexpectmen stepped inats, two seats hat the woman

ck then spoke e responded "

re surprised if red suddenly thg yourself – co

be a big mistample "and mayb

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had an angel.t old, homely g

grass shriveled because ther

es upon the an

e grass fell at ly lowly task.

aring this spiritu

e Unknowrk the fields anp from time to do anything!"

his, that he builfather climbed

igh cliff. As he

efully, the fatheest something?

aid the father,

ot Louis Sted ways and tn and sat, one were face to fawould have a

up and said, "OAnd maybe no

I had a Buddhihat my inner tauld be wrong (

ake? And what be not."

s Rose Bng, when God or the birds, on

But the angelrass can grow

ed, the flowers re was no gras

gel of the gras

the Lord's feet

ual story!

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t a wood coffind inside. After approached t

er looked up at "

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ace). The ladyplace to put he

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if I didn't alway

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l of the grass wby itself!"

died because ss.

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would spend thhis father sitting

n, dragged it ovclosing the lidhe drop, he he

his son. "I kno

good wood co

appened to med the other on

y sitting beside er rucksack.

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ng me. That wadful tendency tegative outcom

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gton orld, He gave ets of the forest

was not please

the grass held

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he day just sittig there. "He's o

ver to the porcd the son draggeard a light tap

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h, and told his ged the coffin pping on the lid

ing to throw m

hildren might ne

as quietly sittine and to my lecksack, and th

case someone

urprising insightworst – you kno

covered that al

ng an angel torees, and one f

he said, "I wil

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Although I kissed me,beautiful th

BlinSpiritThere waswho was a

One day, sincluding h

He asked hwas blind.

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'Take good

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Days passThen after

Although thresult of th

Later, the c

"Coach, my

The coach

The boy thhe couldn't

Recently m

auty otual Stokum at a childe being sent toculosis, I neve

ting, we had tad love to sit ined that she wated to show heeetest kiss on m

overcame my I think she sen

hing in this wor

ndnestual Stos a blind girl wlways there for

someone donaher boyfriend.

her,'Now that y

of his closed eHer to refuse t

end left in tears

d care of your e

y and tual Stoe lived a boy wd. Both of them

ed by and the 15 days he un

he coach was ie boy's signific

coach asked th

y father was w

was very clea

hen continued, t see me play.

my father died,

of A Cory by Gdren's home in o some other or saw her cryin

aken instant likn my lap. It was suffering froer affection formy cheek that

fear at that mnsed my reluctld is a child's k

ss ory by Uho hated herser her. She told

ated a pair of e

you can see th

yelids shockedto marry him.

s and days late

eyes, my dear,

the Sory by Swho was very m would sit in d

day of tournamexpectedly rea

in a dilema whcant contributio

he boy how he

atching me."

rly annoyed.

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and now I know

hild'sGeetika

Delhi. It is a hrphanage. Kum

ng. She had los

king for each owas one such om tuberculosisr me, so in thaI ever had.

moment, I have tance because iss... so full of

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eyes to her. W

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d her. She had

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different places

ment was comappeared and a

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s Kissa Choprhome where cmkum was 7 yest her parents

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ou marry Me?'

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r Gamhera football. Along .

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children who arears old, and ato this terrible

aturday I woulthe child felt

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myself for refusr kissed me agcence.

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d:

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me with his fathe

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decided to let h

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disease. I triedmy fear and let

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The contrafavor. The shoddy wo

When the cthe carpen

What a sha

BurSpiritHe could h

His feet wesinful thougof his life. million evil

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God was w

When he c

CallSpiritKeichu, theKyoto calle

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"I have no

The attendscratched o

"Oh, is that

lding tual Sto

carpenter waso live a more lhe wanted to re

actor was sorrycarpenter said

orkmanship and

carpenter finishter and said, “T

ame! If he had

den tual Stohardly walk. He

ere heavy, as ights were stuffHis hands werplans were stu

uch burden — t

waiting for him s

came out, he w

ling Ctual Stoe great Zen teaed upon him for

ant presented t

business with s

dant carried thout the words G

t Kitagaki?" exc

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y to see his god yes, but oved used inferior

hed his work, hThis is your hou

only known he

ory by Awas carrying a

f there were a fed into his intere heavy, as if uck in his tomo

that slowed do

since long — th

ent away flying

Card ory by Uacher of the Mer the first time.

the card of the

such a fellow,"

e card back wGovernor of Ky

claimed the tea

r HomUnknowre. He told histh his wife and

uld get by.

od worker go aer time it was ematerials. It wa

his employer cause… my gift t

e was building h

Amir Saan unseen burd

million passagentions. His eyholding a milli

orrow. His lips w

wn his speed t

hey talked.

g.

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governor, whic

said Keichu to

with apologies. yoto. "Ask your

acher when he

me wn s employer-cond enjoy his ext

and asked if heasy to see thas an unfortuna

ame to inspect o you.”The car

his own house,

aleemden.

ges clung to hisyes were heavyion page book were heavy, as

to redemption —

wn e head of Tofu

ch read: Kitaga

o his attendant.

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saw the card.

ntractor of his ended family.

e could build jhat his heart wate way to end

the house. Thrpenter was sho

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spot.

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the riverside. Tng but a mirror,

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