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ᴶᵒʰⁿ ᴳⁱˡᵇᵉʳᵗ ᵖᵒᵛ
ᴵ ᵍˡᵃʳᵉ ᵃᵗ ᴳʳᵃʸˢᵒⁿ ʷʰᵒ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉ ˢᵃʸˢ " ᴺᵒ ᴶᵒʰⁿ ᴵ ᵃᵐ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵗᵉˡˡⁱⁿᵍ ᵀᴶ ᵒʳ ᶻᵃʸᵈᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʳᵘᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵃʳᵉ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᴹⁱʳᵃⁿᵈᵃ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ᵖᵃʳᵉⁿᵗˢ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵉ ʷⁱˡˡ ᶜʳᵒˢˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵇʳⁱᵈᵍᵉ ʷʰᵉⁿ ʷᵉ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵗᵒ ⁱᵗ."  ᴵ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵃ ᵈᵉᵉᵖ ˢⁱᵍʰ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢᵃʸ " ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ⁿᵒᵗ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᴸᵒʳᵉˡᵉⁱ ʷᵃⁿᵗᵉᵈ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ." ᴴᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃʸˢ " ᴺᵒ ⁱᵗ ⁱˢⁿ'ᵗ ᴶᵒʰⁿⁿʸ ᴮᵒʸ ˢʰᵉ ʷᵃⁿᵗᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ʳᵃⁱˢᵉ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ᶠᵘᶜᵏ ᴵˢᵃᵇᵉˡ ᵇᵉʰⁱⁿᵈ ʰᵉʳ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ." ᴵ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ ʰⁱˢ ᵒᶠᶠⁱᶜᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ ᴱˡᵉⁿᵃ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᴶᵉʳᵉᵐʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵍᵒ ᵒᵘᵗˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ ᴿᵘᵈʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴬᵇᵇʸˢ ˢᵒⁿ ᴿʸᵃⁿ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵀᴶ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶻᵃʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜᵒʳᵉʸ ʰᵃⁿᵍⁱⁿᵍ ᵒᵘᵗ  ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵃʷⁿ ᴵ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˢⁱᵈᵉʷᵃˡᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃˢᵏ " ᵂʰᵃᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵘʸˢ ᵘᵖ ᵗᵒ?"  ᵀᴶ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃʸˢ " ᵀʳʸⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵉᵗ ᶻᵃʸ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵃ ᵖᵘˢˢʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃˢᵏ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵍⁱʳˡ." ᶻᵃʸ ᵍˡᵃʳᵉˢ ᵃᵗ ᵀᴶ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗᵃᶜᵏˡᵉˢ ʰⁱᵐ ʷᵉˡˡ ᴿʸᵃⁿ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ʷᵒʳʳⁱᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜᵒʳᵉʸ ˢʰᵃᵏᵉˢ ʰⁱˢ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃʸˢ " ᴵᵐᵇᵉˡᶜⁱˡᵉˢ." ᴵ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵐʸ ᶜᵃʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵒᵘᵗˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗᵒʷⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵖᵘˡˡ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵐʸ ᵖʰᵒⁿᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᶜᵃˡˡ ᴶᵘᵈᵉ ᴮᵒˡᵉʸⁿ ᶠᵒʳ ʰᵉˡᵖ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵉᵗ ᴸᵒʳᵉˡᵉⁱ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ʰᵉʳ ᴾʳⁱᶻᵒⁿ.  

ᵀᴶ ᵖᵒᵛ

ᶻᵃʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴿʸᵃⁿ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵇᵉˢᵗ ᶠʳⁱᵉⁿᵈˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜᵒʳᵉʸ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ʰᵒᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵍᵒ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵐʸ ʳᵒᵒᵐ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵍᵒ ᵗᵒ ᵐʸ ᵈᵉˢᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ ᵃ ⁿᵒᵗᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵒᵖᵉⁿ ⁱᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ⁱᵗ.

ᵀᵒ ᵀᴶ
    ᴵ ᵃᵐ ᵗʳᵘˢᵗⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵒ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵠᵘⁱᵗᵉ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉˡᵈᵉˢᵗ ᴳʳᵃʸˢᵒⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴹⁱʳᵃⁿᵈᵃ ᵃʳᵉ ⁿᵒᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵐᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠᵃᵗʰᵉʳ.  ᴹᵉᵉᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵃᵗ ᵂⁱᶜᵏᵉʳʸ ᴮʳⁱᵈᵍᵉ ³ᵖᵐ ᵗᵒ ᶠⁱⁿᵈ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʳᵘᵗʰ.

ᴵ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵃ ᵈᵉᵉᵖ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ ⁱᵗ ⁱˢ ²:²⁵ ˢᵒ ᴵ ᵍʳᵃᵇ ᵐʸ ˡᵉᵃᵗʰᵉʳ ʲᵃᶜᵏᵉᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵖᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ⁿᵒᵗᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵐʸ ᵖᵒᶜᵏᵉᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢⁿᵉᵃᵏ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵐʸ ʷⁱⁿᵈᵒʷ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ʲᵒᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇʳⁱᵈᵍᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ʷᵃⁱᵗ.

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ᵁⁿᶜˡᵉ ᴶᵒʰⁿ ˢʰᵒʷˢ ᵘᵖ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃⁿ ᵃⁿᵍʳʸ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵒⁿ ʰⁱˢ ᶠᵃᶜᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢᵃʸ "ᵁⁿᶜˡᵉ ᴶᵒʰⁿ ᴵ ᵃᵐ ˢᵒʳʳʸ ᶠᵒʳ ˢⁿᵉᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵒᵘᵗ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᵗᵉˡˡ ᵒⁿ ᵐᵉ?"  ᴴᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃʸˢ "ᴵ ᵃᵐ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶻᵃʸᵈᵉⁿ ᶠᵃᵗʰᵉʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵐᵒᵐˢ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ ⁱˢ ᴸᵒʳᵉˡᵉⁱ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢʰᵉ ⁱˢ ⁱⁿ ᴱᵘʳᵒᵖᵉ ˢʰᵉ ᵈᵒᵉˢ'ᵗ ᵇᵉˡⁱᵉᵛᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗᵉᶜʰⁿᵒˡᵒᵍʸ.". ᴵ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱᵐ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵃˢᵏ " ᴰⁱᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᶻᵃʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ?"  ᴴᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃʸˢ " ᴼᶠ ᶜᵒᵘʳˢᵉ ᴵ ˡᵒᵛᵉᵈ ᶻᵃʸᵈᵉⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵘᵗ ᴵ ʷᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵗᵘᵖⁱᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ⁱᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵐʸ ᵖᵃⁿᵗˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜʰᵉᵃᵗᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇⁱʳᵗʰ ᵐᵒᵐ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᶜᵒⁿᵛⁱⁿᶜᵉᵈ ʰᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵖᵘᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ ᵘᵖ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃᵈᵒᵖᵗⁱᵒⁿ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ⁱᵈᵉᵃ ᵇᵘᵗ  ˢʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵃᵍʳᵉᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ⁱᶠ ᴹʸ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢⁱˢᵗᵉʳ ⁱⁿ ˡᵃʷ ᵃᵈᵒᵖᵗᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᴵ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ˡᵒᵛᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵘʸˢ ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ʷⁱˡˡ."   ᴵ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵈᵒʷⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵃ ᵈᵉᵉᵖ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ᵃ
ˢᵃʸ " ᴵ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵗᵒ ᵐʸˢᵉˡᶠ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵈᵉˢᵗʳᵒʸ ᶻᵃʸ."  ᴵ ˢᵗᵒʳᵐ ᵒᶠᶠ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵒʳᵉʸˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉ ˡᵉᵗˢ ᵐᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᵉ ʷᵃᵗᶜʰ ˢᵗᵃʳ ᵂᵃʳˢ.

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