1. Three apartment fires,
two train wrecks
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3. Some holiday.
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4. Oh, I'm gonna be so late.
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5. Frieda will never
talk to me again.
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6. Oh, no!
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7. Because the lamps they lit
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8. not for one day
but for eight days.
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9. This is why we observe Hanukkah
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10. 'to mark our victory
over the invaders.'
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11. Anyone noticed I was late?
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12. Oh, yeah.
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the rededication
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15. That's your cue, Frieda.
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16. Uh-uh, sorry, grandpa.
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17. - Yay!
- Happy Hannukah.
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18. - Mazel tov!
- Oh, Happy Holidays!
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19. - Happy Holidays.
- Okay, let's eat.
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20. Virgil..
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21. Frieda, I want you
to meet my son.
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22. - Hershel, come here.
- Ow!
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23. Hi.
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24. So, how'd your patrol
go tonight?
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25. Good. I have accounted
for almost
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27. Yeah, maybe things
will stay quiet.
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28. They better.
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to a lot of parties
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an early Kwanzaa thing
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New Years.
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34. - What's this?
- Hey, Arthur.
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35. Pay the light bill, will you?
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block's gone dark.
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a power failure.
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some kind of crisis.
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while somebody else
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44. is eating Mrs. Goren's lockers.
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47. 'Reports from Dakota Hills'
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48. 'where an electric substation
lies buried'
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49. 'under a mountain of ice.'
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50. 'Dozens of homes
are in darkness'
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51. 'and without heat
on this, the coldest d..'
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52. Well?
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53. 'Save me a plate.'
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54. Told ya.
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the snow cone machine?
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58. It just sprouted up, bang!
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a sudden heat wave
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to hack through that thing.
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61. - Stand clear!
- Give him room, boys!
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64. - 'Oh, hurray!'
- 'I can't believe it.'
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65. - Way to go, kid!
- Whoo!
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67. Run for it!
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74. - Huh?
- Hey!
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77. but now's not a good time, okay?
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80. No, no.
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81. Ow!
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85. Well, aren't we a cranky, little
crime fighter this morning?
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86. Maybe this will perk you up.
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87. "Static has agreed to light
the 50-foot tall tree
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92. "Hello, councilman's office?
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93. This is Static's publicist
calling."
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- V, get with the times.
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Christmas Eve here, Richie.
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you pay for fame.
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what to get your sister?
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the pet store.
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a sale on muzzles.
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103. Hmm..
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105. 'She's so young.'
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How..
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107. Wait, that girl.
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108. Ah, just remembered.
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109. - I-I gotta jet.
- Where're you going?
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111. All that hot chocolate,
just, you know, woohoo!
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112. Well, gotta go, bye!
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113. That's more
than I wanted to know!
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114. Whoa, trippy.
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115. - Please don't touch.
- Huh!
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116. It's so beautiful.
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117. It certainly is.
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118. Now, run along.
I don't think you belong here.
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119. Aah!
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120. No, no. No, I don't..
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121. I don't-don't-don't belong..
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123. 'Oh, no!'
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124. Aah!
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125. Hello, there. Maurice, isn't it?
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126. No, Daisy.
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127. Ah, my mistake.
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129. Whoa! Aah!
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130. Whoa! Whoa!
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132. Microwave mode.
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133. I won't go.
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135. 'Mommy?'
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139. clink clink clink
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140. Mamma!
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141. I'm with Child Services.
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142. You have to come with me.
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143. No!
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145. No!
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146. First floor, dated fashion
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147. overpriced jewelry,
everybody out.
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148. No sign of that bang baby.
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150. my shopping online.
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151. So, what did
old blue cheeks take?
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152. Th-that's the weird part.
She didn't take a thing.
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153. Just freaked out,
trashed the mall and took off.
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154. You know, the lifting
would go faster
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155. with a little magnetic boost.
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156. Rich, we're in a gymnasium
full of people.
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158. No sweat.
I'll create a distraction
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159. when my arms fall off.
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160. Hey, I'm tired too, okay?
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161. This holiday is a total drag
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162. between the shopping
and the family stuff
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163. not to mention the ice princess.
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164. V, you're a superhero.
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165. You are 24/7 not 9:00-5:00.
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166. You have to be vigilant,
tireless, dedicated.
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167. Mmm, you're right.
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168. And on that note,
I'm out of here.
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169. What-what happened
to tireless and dedicated?
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170. I wasn't talking about me.
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171. I'm glad that church
and community center
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172. could get together
on this homeless project.
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173. Well, since the politicians
have decided
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174. it's not their problem,
I guess it's up to us.
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175. - Hello, Virgil.
- Hi, Reverend Anderson.
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176. Uh, pops, can I go home now?
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177. - I suppose so.
- Thanks.
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178. I'm getting pooked
from moving all this stuff.
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179. Virgil, "this stuff"
is the only way
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can get through the holidays.
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181. That's right.
The government says
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182. there are more than
seven million homeless people
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183. in this country.
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totally alone.
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187. How does that happen?
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188. Any one of the thousand ways.
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189. Long-term unemployment
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190. a marriage gone bad,
a runaway child.
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191. Man, that's hardcore.
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192. Yes, it is.
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193. If you'd like, we can talk
more about it sometime.
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I'm gonna be..
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197. - Coming through!
- Aah!
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200. I know, Richie, I'm late!
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202. My folks were driving me
to Daisy's party and bam!
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203. 'This big hunken
snow storm hits!'
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204. - I don't see a storm.
- Maybe not where you are.
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205. 'The little Miss Frosty Pants'
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206. 'has snowed in the turnpike
for miles.'
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209. - Whoa!
- Aah!
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218. Right, Permafrost.
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what your problem is
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has got to stop.
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226. Mm.
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228. "Dakota City Cable Car Company.
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229. Repair Depot."
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I'm not gonna hurt you.
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234. I'm looking for somebody.
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keeps to themselves.
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236. - 'Yeah.'
- 'Leave us alone.'
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to find a girl.
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light blue skin?
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of thing you wouldn't notice.
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to the church for meal
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in more than a year.
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the big bang happened.
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nothing to do with her.
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she ended up on the street.
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she's fairly typical.
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homeless people
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of mental illness.
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try to remember this
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faceless category
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to preparing for Christmas Eve.
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service this year.
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miss it for the..
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I have this other thing.
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if I don't show up.
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in this festive season
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with promise'
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to come together.'
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this guy stops talking.
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to introduce
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most illustrious citizens—
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291. Hi! Thanks, councilman.
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talk for a sec?
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never really goes way.
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what you did at the mall
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in their homes.
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how it is out here.
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people look right through you.
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Maureen.
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Maureen.'
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do anything you don't want to.
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some warm clothes.
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familiar faces tonight.
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lots of new faces, too.'
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been to our church before.
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certain basic beliefs.'
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a disciple of Muhammad'
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the Body of Christ'
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you are called upon'
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and the poor.'
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is so very blessed
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the blessings are out of reach.
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life's difficult journey
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of compassion.
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- 'Amen.'
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- 'True!'
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- 'Hallelujah!'
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