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" The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. "
Saint Augustine
Soul
Along
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Life
Class
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Perfect
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" I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him. "
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" Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood. "
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Sin
Son
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