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ade
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to Michael

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d
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t
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r
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ichael
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w li
v
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in
g
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ah
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hh
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,
Son
n
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cried
inwar
d
ly!
I
can’t
keep
it
out
of
my
mind
f
o
r
ev
e
n
a
se
co
nd!

 

 

102
The
strong
lea
d
er
of
the
peo
p
le
who
lived
in
the
valley

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