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t h i s w o rl d w ill be s h u t up i n p ri so n o r wa n d er a b o u t in
d a rk n e ssg ro pi n g t h ei r w a y t h ro u g h t he wo rld o f s pirit s
as k i n g s o me pl a c e o f re s t an d n d i n g n o n e till t h ey are
w ill i n g t o h u mb l e t he m s el v es b efo re Chri s t a c kn o wledge
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t o th ro w a per so n o f n erv o u s t emp era men t i n t o c o n v uls i o n s
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s o me a c kn o w le dge C h ri s t b u t rej ect Mo t h er A n n o t h e rs
r eject bo t h C h ri s t a n d Mo t h er A n n
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d i s b el iev i n g a s give n by t h e i n s p i red i n s t ru men t s a re t r u ly
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o r d i seas ed l u n g s
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every h a i r o n my h ea d w ere st i n gi ng reptile s

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wh y Abij a h t he re i s s o m e o f t h e wo rs t l oo k in g s pirit s o n

y o u r s h o u lder s I ev er s a w i n m y li fe
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t h es e
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l eft h a n d i s Jo h n W esl ey a n d t h e o n e o n yo u r ri gh t h an d i s
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c a bl e ro pes a n d i ro n c h a i n s
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c h a i n a rou n d
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of

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wh o h a ve d i ed befo re h ea r i n g t h e

il ege

s en ds

wo rd by t h e V i s i on es t , t o

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t
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l y depart men t
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t h es e

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un

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t h em t o ret u rn t o t h e w o r d , an d

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t h at

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h ere f o ll o ws
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the

t o n gu e

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e t h e u n kn o wn t on g ue repeat i n g as l o ng a s t h e si ng e rs
feel a g i ft
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21

s a w an yt h n g

b u t h e wo u ld

a n n o u n c ed

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Isaac

as k a ft er
a nd

w as

by t h e E
l ders , ( h ere let i t be un der
a re i n t erpret ers bet w een t h e t wo wo rl ds
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bro t h er I s a ac
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w h en t h e fo

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u s ed

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s ee

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c ei ved t h e G o s p el , a n d Mo t h er m a de m e s h a k e t h e mo s t o f
a ong

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ke

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every o n e, o ld

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sin i n
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T ec u ms eh s

h ere fo ll o w s

an d

xv

d ifferen t I
n di a n t ri bes

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to

e
p

i s do i n g
s t a t i o n ed a t t h a t

T h ese pec u li ar peo p l e

d an c e w i th t h e
o wn

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n
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t h e s p i ri t w o rl d a ll o t t ed t o t h e

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1
r
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n
o
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so n

s oo n as

i n t h ei r

A w a y w i g a w ig a wa r ,
W a y w ig a wa r w a r,

W a y w i c e w ic a wa r
W a y w ic k e w a r w a r

A w a y w a ll a wa mp u m ,
W i ll a w a ll a w an o ,

Tec u mseh
V i ll a

am e n o o n ,

l i a v i n de v 0
A ft er t h e d a n c e t h e di a l o gu e w a s res u m ed
l ders w an t t o k n o w w h ere
V i s i o n es t B ro t h er I s a a c t h e E
S i r W illi am P i t t i s
S i r Is aa c Will y P i t t s bu m p o f p rec a u t i o n i s bi gger t h a n
H e i s t a k i ng a s u rvey o f t h e
Q ueen V i c t o ri a s t h ro n e
G o s pel a n d w h en h e i s p erfec t l y s at i s ed i t i s t h e o n l y
d o o r o f h o e h e w i l l en t er
i
t
t
s a p ro u d m an a n d
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w
a
p
h e n ds i t h a rd w o rk t o h u m ble h i ms el f
The Vi s
S i r I s aa c h ere i n t ro d u c ed t h e p ro ph et I s a i a h
lo u c et w a s t o l d by t h e E
l der t o c o n verse w i t h t h e P ro p h et

vo

STOR Y
I
SI
AK E
R HI

23

V i s i o nes t

T h e El ders
i

bec a me

a c q u a n t ed

v er
P ro p h et E
c ro n i es h ere, h e

wa n t t o

w i t h bro t h er

k no w

I s a ac

ho w

l o n g si nc e y o u

Mo t h er

s i nc e

i n t ro d u c ed
a bo u t h i s t i me,

us

We

a re

I t el i h i m
a bo u t m
W
h
i
a v e m an y a l a u g h a bo ut t h e bl u n ders of
t
m
e
e
y
o ur da
n s, be l i t t l e t h o u h t
h
w
r
a
w
h
e
a
d
m
i
i
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s
e
n
e
r
t
s
e
y
y
y
g
g
,

ll

me

te s

a nd

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l ders
V i s i o n es t T h e E

Ireferred
a bo u t

to

bel i e vers

t he

of

P ro p h et Im u s t

w a n t y o u t o t ell t h em so met h i n g

u
r
o
y

i me

fo r yo u r g o o d Mo t h er
a n d m ys el f li bert y t o v i s i t H a rva rd

ll

o
w
o
u
n
,
y

te

n t

h a s g i ven bro t h er I s a a c
a ll w i n t er ; bu t w e h a ve n o g i ft t o O en an
a n d S h i rl e
y
p
y
Mo t her w i l l sen d h er sp i ri t s h ere t h i s w i n t er,
t h i ng t o yo u
.

l i ved
t rembl e

ft een t h o u s a n d yea rs

t ha t

o
g

T h ey w i ll ma k e y o u

S o me few d ays a fter t h i s d i a l o g u e t o o k pl a c e, t h e fa m i ly

bei n g a ssembl ed , t h e V i s io n es t bec a m e i ns pi red , an d t h e

Elders

c a

l l ed

to

o
n
p

ro ve

t he

i
f
t
g

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k i n g h i s h ead a n d bo w i n g fo r t wo o r t h ree
m i n u t es t h en c a ll ed a l o ud ; 0 t h ere i s s o m ebo dy a t t h e
h
ey a re c ry i n g t erri bl y i t i s a yo u n g wo ma n s h e i s
a te
t
g
S h e i s c o l d an d w an t s t o
n o t l ik e t h e wo men o f o u r t i me

t h ere do n t yo u h ea r h er s h e i s s i n g i ng
c o me i a
c o m men c ed s h a

0 do h ea r my

c r i es a n d o pen

ur
o
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a
t
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g

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T h e wea t h er i s so bi t t er m ust Ist a n d a n d

0 let me c ome i n i f

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w as no t

a
e
t
,
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ed

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ru n

t o t he

as

h a ve

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va n ,

a ny

feel i n g

u
n
o
y

bei n g

w
o
n
m
a
g

of a

El de rs ba de t he

w h i c h h e h as t en ed t o do ,

few m i n u t es , wi t h

H e desc ri bed h er

in

v ou

w ai t ,

of

ll

i n s pi r

a n d ret u rn ed

t h e t h i rd c en t u ry

c
o
w
e
o
m
e
x
i
o
n,
y
p

wit h

red

h a i r, h er eyes pi n k an d v ery n ea r t o get h er, h er n os t ri l s i n

t h e si de o f h er n o s e, are very l a rge, w i t h l o n
i
w
t
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e
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r
s
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p

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h
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h as

no

l i ps

h er mo u t h

res em b es t h e eel

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vo

sea

ll

of
e
g

bl a c k

a n n el

ow
e
y

ar

i s t at t o o ed w i t h g ures o f
bo nes , l o n g f ac e, lo w fo reh ead

h er

n ec

at

n o s e,

h as h i g h c h eek
k
e
a
d
c
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d
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i
b
e
a
n
c
h
b
n
p
y

th e

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o f t h e t h i r d c en t u r

she

n ec

She

en s s h e
y

w as

y
V i s i o n es t W h a t peo pl e do yo u bel o n g t o ! wh at i s yo u r
n a me !
w h ere d i d yo u l i v e !
w h a t di d yo u wo rs h i p ! ho w
.

l o n g h a ve yo u been dea d w h en di d yo u en t er t h e G o s pel

V i s i t o r Y o u a s k s o m a n y q u es t i o n s a t o n c e t h at I s ee
u a re a
o
a n k ee ; fo r w h en a y a n k ee c o mes i n t o t h e G o s el
y
y
p
i t t a k es s i x o r ei g h t t o a n s w er h i s q u es t i o n s a t rs t a n d
w h en we a re all ex h a u s t ed a n d g i ve u p i n d i s p a i r h e h a s j us t
beg un
My n a me i s P o t y m u s I bel o n g t o a ra c e c a ll ed
O mn i po t y m u s n i c k n a m ed S ec t ri leg u rs
W e l i ved f t een
,

t h o us an d
us

rs a o :
ea
y
g

W e l i ved

t h is

on

t ho

o ne

us and

C o n t i n en t

v er

is

rs
a
e
y

a c en t u r
y

ll ed

wi t h

A meri c a ,

y
w e h ad n o h o us es ; bu t w e l i ved i n t h e bea u t i fu l g ro ves o f
W o o n h o o n s, w h i c h yi el ded a d el i c i o u s fru i t , t h e l i k e h as
.

s h ed
u
g

feet

ro c

ks ,

a n d c a me s k i i n
p

a t o u r ver

s at

in

fo r w e di d
bro t h ers

o ne

not

f am i l y

fo r we h a d

no

fo r w e n ever

t o us, t h e

h ad

la w ,

-w e

a ve u s

O n e t i me

a n y,

we

or

r
a
n
e
t
s
,
p

wi t h

o ur

n ever

t
o
g

W e n ever s i n ed

w i fe

i red

fo r o ur c l i ma t e

k n ew

o ur

u
ar
r
e
l
e
d
q

w ere n ever t

n o c o t h i ng ,

u s a bo u t re

h ad

o ur

h o me, we were n ever j ea l o u s ,

h u s ba n d

g
eart h p ro v i ded

n ever

n ever

fea rs , fo r w e

v en o u r c o ver n

ld

W o o nh o o n

w a t er, t h e
and t o

a
r
u
a
r
c
t
p

d
k e , we h ad
no

fo r we

d i s o beyed

n ever

we

r
a
u
t
c
a
r
p

no

wo r

h ad

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t h em ,

no w

a n d s s t ers ,

fo r we h ad

- we

w ere d es t ro yed ; o u r w a t er

we

h o u rs t o g et h er u n der t h e s h a de o f a W o o n
a n d wa t c h ed t h e l i t t l e a n g el s
ay
l
l
i
O
u
r
r
a
v ed
c
e
a
ll
p

h a ve

t o get h er

si nc e

fro m t h e h i g h est

h o o n,

l o st

k no wn

been

n ever

ca

no

dec ei t

fo r w e

n ev er

eq u i red n o n e,

T h e bi rds

s ang

bread , t h e mo un t ai n s g a ve u s
beds , t h e bl u e c a n o py o f h ea

me p eo pl e c o me a m o ng u s
a n d we wo u l d n o t bel i eve t h em
so

l ig io n
fo r t h e an gel s h a d t o l d us a bo u t C h ri s t a n d Mo t h er A n n
T h ey h ad n o t c o me t o t h i s eart h t h en ei t h er o f t h em ; but
,

SHAKE
R HI
STORY

26

h eard

0 ho ly

an
r
o
g

fo l lo w

ev ery

ex c la maot i o n

b o u n d, w i t h t h e

O h o l y S t P et er ! 0 a ll t h e S a i n t s i n th e
h a v e m erc y o n me ! Th i s t h e an gel s i nfo rmed t h e

V i rg i n !

Ca ll en da r

i s t h e D ev i l , t h e h oo p i s P 0pe L eo ; t h e
t o t h e t o p o f h i s h ea d, by a

ma de o f t h e

sou s

a dded t h e a n e s,
g

h e h a s da mn ed

he is

si n c e

a n ob s ti n at e

do g,

c a me

he

wi ll

a nd

so les o f

c emen t

for

h ere

no t

let t h e

Ca th o l i c s en t er t h e G o s pel I c o uld m en ti o n ma n y
o t h ers w i t h a desc r i t i o n o f t h ei r
n t c o n di t i o n : Su c h
r
s
e
e
p
p
a s Jo h n a n d C h a r l es W es l e
h
r
i
J
n Murra y
B
s
o
H
e
b
e
o
h
p
y
&c
T h ere a re o t h ers of o u r o w n da y w hose rel a t i v es a re
sti l l li v i n
r m i nd s
w
r
i
n
u
n
l
m
e
m
i
i
l
f
r
s
h
o
a
d
h
o
s
e
s
e
o
s
t
g
y
Iwi ll n o t desc r i be t h ese n o r g i v e a d esc ri p t i o n o f t h e b o rri
o
o
r
p

b le d u n g eo n s t h a t

m en

of

C h u rc h

demo n s t h at
en t er
of

a re

t h e wo r d

th e

H i ll

an d

R ev

are s t i ll

S ta t e, t h a t

i n t ra i n i n g f o r t h ei r

o f sp i ri t s

Jo h n P i

wi

er o u t ,
p

o f Co n c o rd , N H
.

fo r

r ed
r
a
e
p p

a re bei n g

ll

of

t h ey

sa y

so me of

l i v i ng

or

o ur

g
o f t h e li t t l e

w h en

r ec ept i o n

rea

t h ey

h o wev er, f o r t h e ben et

B o st o n ,
are s u

a nd

t h e H on

I
saa c

n , t h e f ormer sec u red

t
i
h
n
e
n
t
A
c
f
o
r
e
e
h
d
l
i
r
e
d
b
e
ve
d
r
e
e
n
d
e
s
a
s
a
l
v
t
i
o
n
b
h i s sa a
y
a n d H o n o r a ble C o m pa n y , s o m e yea rs a go i n B o sto n ; s h o w
rea dy

i n g h i m self
a v ery
at

a t t er i n g ac c ou n t

Con c o rd

ers , o t h ers

Th e la t ter by p u bl i sh i n g
S ha k ers i n t h e N H P atri ot ,

f o r t h e G o sp el
of t h e

t h ereby i n du c i n g so me p eo pl e t o

t o send t h ei r c h i l dren

the

S h a k ers , w h o wi ll ,

th e

n ex t

w o rl d .

a nd

w h o w i ll

I
t is
n ot

j oi n

w ell
en t er

t h e S h ak

u n d ers t oo d

by

th e G os pel i n

msr o av

sau na

C H A P TE
R

ETA UGH I TO

L D RE
CHI
N AR

27

BE
LI
EV

'

THE
I
R

TRE
NT
A TME

N
H IL D R E
e
c ei v e

an

'

t h ei r f a t h er

w il l

or

l i t tl e

or

rs o n
e
p

mo t h er,

c ome

h ea rt s t h a t w i ll
e
t
g

s i s t er o r

t he

of

of

s pi ri t

t h ei r f r i en ds o n S h a

i n t h e m a s o n ry

l v es

wh o

h
ro
t
r
h
e
t
e
b
,

th e

tu r n

Ev ery

a wa

w i l l be

a way

v au l t,

t h o u gh t

t h e t ho u g h t i s

as

oun d
r
g

t u rn

y
a ro u n d t h ei r

w o rl d

k er

t o t hi n k

t h emse

a l lo w

t h em , a n d

to

s ti e

c h i ld

f f ri en ds l ef t b eh i n d i n t h e

to

ns
ers
o
p

i
i
r
t
p

a ll

S h a k er g ro u n d a n d r et urn t o t h e world, c a n n ever re

t h e G o s pel i n t h e wo rl d o f s pi r i ts
Th ey a r e t o l d, a lso ,

th a t i f
of

t o b el i ev e t h a t

ta u g h t

a re

l ay i n g

a s to n e

i n w h i c h t h ey
des c r i pt i o n o f
'

wi

ll

h a v e t o l a y do wn wh en t h ey d i e
Th e
v au l t a n d t h e l i t t l e dem o n s t h a t w i ll t o rm en t t h e
.

th e

a w a y,

v ari es ,

of

f a i th

n era
e
g

t h e p erso n

l ly

h av i n g t h e

Th e l i t t l e c h i l d h as
t h o se

h ea r t

li t tl e
of

n o one

en dea rmen ts

i n n o c en t

If t h e p a ren t

en t er

i ldren t o
a n d c h i l dren

hi s

the

s el v es

a nd

h en c efo rth

erty

it

t he

T h ei r

f
t
i
g

c a re o f t h e c h i

to

l ov e i t

i
n
l
e
as
p
g

ld

o r to

or

st o w
be

t o t h e gl a d

or

h er

n a m e, a n d

C o v en an t
a ll

th e

u po n

it

c o n di n g

name o f

t h ei r p ro p erty

to t h e

i gh t t o t h em sel v es, c h i l dren

l dren

are

a
d
c
e
us
t
l
j
p

th

t h ey i n den t u re t h e

h av e no r

c hi

wh ere t h e

so c i et y ,
or

El ders

r
o
p p

f eel

Th e paren t c an h a v e n o v o i c e i n

r
r
t
i
n
s
o
e
d
i
n
i
d
l
F
a
e
t
h
S
t
u
c
e
oc
e
p p
y
p
y

t o p l a c e t h em

ma tt er, th e

so

t o t h e di spo si t i o n

c h ildh oo d.

c h i ld o r c h

an d

c o rr es po n di n g

t urn

SHA K R HI
STO RY.

28

I
t s f o rm er
es p ec i a
as

ders
to

f o od, h ou se roo m,

c lo th es ,

h a rd w o r k

i s t o f o r get t h e p a st a n d rec ei v e a ll t h e
i
i
v en t h em , k ee
l
l
l
t
h
f
t
s
s
t
r
i
t
a
e
c
g
g
p
y

of

and

N o t men t i o n
b ut the

a n y o ne

h a v e t h ei r

t h ei r

h umi l i a t i o n

wor

t h ey a r e

s h a re

eq ua l

and a n

wi l

o w n er

a ny

do ub t

El der t o

of

f
t
i
s
g

a nd o r

v i s i o n s o r ex erc i s es

th e

w h o m t h ey c o n f ess

T h ey m u st

men t i o n t h ei r p ro p ert y , bu t r emember i t i s n o t t h ei rs f ro m

Th ey h a v e
t h e mo m en t t h ey g i v e i t i n t o M o t h er s t rea s u ry
n o ri h t t o v i si t t h ei r c h i l d ren , ev en i f t h ey ar e i n t h e sa me
g

n ot

h ou se,
or

f a mi l y

o met i mes

it

as

h a ppen s,

a t th e

o un

i
b
rs
e
v
l
e
e
g

o rder

A y o u n g I ri s h g i r l na med Ma rgaret G a n n et t , u n i t ed w i t h
t h e S h a k ers , br i n gi n g w i t h h er a y o u ng c h i l d a f ew w eek s

Th is poo r

o ld

h er,
ob

an d

w as

l i ged t o

T h i s was
c

h i l d,

an d

bo y w as

n ot a

a ll,

not

m us t

l
e
a
c
p

o ld

sh e

w as

l l

ob

at

it ,

l i ged
.

At

; w h ere

f ell o ws f a r

t a en f ro m

t h o u gh

t o h ea r t h e

bro th ers wo rk
h
e
t
p p
l i tt l e bo y

ld

she

wa s

b a be la y
c r i es o f h er

w h er e h er

t o t he

ro

chi

ev en

c h a mb er

t h e c a u se

c a re o f a n o t h er

t h ese i t t e

ll o wed t o l oo k

n o t ask

r emo v ed

had t h e

i
rl h a d h er
g

t h e do o r o f t h e

a
s
s
p

f t een m o n t h s
a ge

u n f o rt u n a t e

o ne

t me t h e

s h o p,

a bo u t

w h en

s i x t een

of

l itt l e
a bo u t

ea r s o f
y

v e y ea rs
r emo v ed fr o m a ll c a r e
.

In t h a t
ex c ept

i ng t h i s yo u n g S h ak er P ro p h et , wa s subj ec t ed t o g rea t c ruel

t i es
Th e y o ung I ri sh m o t h er c o u l d n o t su bdue h er ma t er
.

n a l a ec t i o n ;

an d

wo u l d

h e g rew o l der
Sh e h a s
t o t a k e h i m i n h er a rm s
.

an c e a t h er bo y, a s
l
g
t o l d m e t h at h er h ea rt w a s brea ki n g

o ft en

s t ea l a

On e da y s h e sa w t h e l i t t l e f el l o w

r et w i n d o w o f t h e br o t h er s sh o , s h e h as t en ed t o
r
a
p
g
.

at th e

i n do w o f t h e s i s ters dw ell i ng h o u se di rec t l y c p

i
a
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m a y h op e a t s o m e f u t ure p eri o d to rec lai m y o ur c h i ld

bu t o n c e i n d en t u re i t t o t h e S h a kers, yo u h a v e n o h ap e A f t er
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lders
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O N t h e S ab b a t h p rec eed i n g t h e lo s s o f t h e S t ea m er Lex

i n g t o n , t h e t h ree f am i l i es rem a i n ed a t t h e m eet i n g h o u s e
o

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sa u na nt s ro nv
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A t t h i s po i n t t h e i n s pi red i n s t ru men t a n n o u nc ed C h ri s t
an d Mo t h er A n n , w a lk i n
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T h ey s i m u lt a n i o u s ly l a i d t h ei r f a c es o n t h e o o r, a n d bega n
-t h en
t o mu t t er i n c o h eren t ly at rs t
ro a n ed , so bbed a n d
g
r
p

i v i lege

w h i le t h e V i s i o n es t w a s

c ri ed ,

h er k n ees ,

t a lk i n g t o t h es p i ri t s

and

i n t h is

e
c
e
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t
n
e
p

i g

a ft er

c ry n

t he

ro u n d

c ree
n
p g

T h ere w a s

rs t ve m i n u t es

the

h o u se
no
.

on

fa ls e

I wep t
I w as

b i t t erly m ys elf, t h o u g h I c o u ld n o t t e ll w h y I w ep t
t o ld t h a t s p i ri t s w ere p o i n t i n g m e o u t t o ea c h o t h er
An
i n d i sc ri b a ble s en s a t i o n c rep t t h ro u g h m y es h , I h al f beli ev
.

ed

v is io n

t he

m y k n ees ,
s h o u ld

who

t h i nk

da red

no t

t o u c h o r s ee a

m y bet t er
so n ,

an d

u n c o n s c o u s ly s l

t ru e

ud

m
n t to
e
g

to

my

en

at

my

m ys elf t o

m y s i de

the

I h ad

a r m a n d n ec

eyes ,

In

'

a ro u s e

i g

c lun

or o

ER ITA B L E G n o s r

s at t rem bl n

my s o n

mo v e

i pp ed f ro m m y

dut y

no

k in

va n

o
p

s ea t t o

fea ri n g I

c a lled

o w ed

my

w er t o a c t o r
w h i le t h e

t erro r,

h
ra l
ro a n s t h a t ro lled t h ro u g h t h e h o u se ,
a nd t he
p
g
d eep , lo n g-d ra w n s i g h t h a t u t t ered fro m t h e h ea rt s o f
t h e t erri ed yo u n g peo ple, w h o w ere i n den t u red t o t h e S e

se

u lc

ren d ered

c i et y ,

h ed m e, k n eel i n g

ro a c
p
sa

id

an d

a w fu l

V i s i o n es t

la y i n g h er h a n ds

o n

my

ap
a rm ,

i i

k n o w yo u , a n d w an t yo u t o la bo r

I
h
w
m
ad s
am
c
o
u ld n o t
e
a r a l i z ed ,
y
p

s o me o f t h es e s p r t s

fo r t h em
s

t h e s c en e t r ul y

e
k
a
p

fo r

w as

s o me

m o m en t s ,

as

so o n

h o wev er ,

as

lec t my s c at t er ed s en s es , I as k ed w h o t h ey w ere
V i s i o n eer Yo u h av e been t h i n k i n g a t t h em

c o u ld c o l

k n elt

si n c e

o
u
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36

Ia n s wered I h av e t ho u g h t
were repo rt ed lo s t

ar

o f a n umb er s n c e

Iknelt

wh o

s
i
s
i
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t
S ee i f yo u
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t
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c a n n a me t he s pi r i t s s t an d i n g t here,

i f i t w as C a pt a i n W o o lsy
V is i o n es t Ye a , a n d t h ere a re o t h ers h ere t h at k no w yo u
I na med H Fi n n , t h e c o m edi a n , J L ea c h a n d o t h ers

a s ked

My

n er es

w ere s o w ro u g h t

I n fo rma t i o n

w as

w ere a s sem bled i n t h e

to

h i ms elf, t h e

w as

P ro fes so r

S he c lo s ed

a llen

P ro fes s o r Fu llen i s h ere, h e w a n t s t o

Eld

Lex i n gt o n ; c o n seq uen t ly w h en a ll

m eet i n g ro o m t h e Elders as k ed t h e

i n q u i re a ft er

eyes a n d s a i d

a ft erno o n , t h a t

the

Fullen wa s lo s t i n
V is i o n es t

t hat

l
m
d
i
n
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us
a
a
s
a
l
t
r
e
g
y
y
o b t a i n ed f ro m a v i s i t er t h a t P ro fes s o r

a nd

h a u n t ed by g h o s t s

up o n

e rs

v e h i m l i bert y

and

h er

s p ea k

fo r

t h e n s p red c o m

men c ed

W ell

Fu l len

t u mbl n g a bo u t

o r s o ul
o
p
v en

were

li es

a ft e r

d ay

o ns
i
g

i n t h e d a rk
'

re

I
I

left t h e w o rld ,

fo u n d w h a t

w as

e ery o t h er

h a v e f o u n d , t h a t my prec o n c ei ved n o t i o n s o f h ea
If I h a d kn o w n a n y t h i n g a bo u t t h e t r ue
f a ls e
.

G o s pel w h i le i n
on c e

t he

t h e w o rld ,

h ad D u n la v y

Ma n i fes t o

o n t h e s h elv es o f

ha v e

w o u ld
,

a nd

rea d

U n i v ers i t y L i brary

at

em bra c ed

it

few p ag es ; i t
C a mb ri dg e but
a

f t h e S p i r i t u a l Ma rri a ge o f Ch ri s t a n d Mo t h er
A n n , I v ery n a t u ra lly as s o c i a t ed w i t h i t t h e i dea o f t h e n a
t u ra l man an d w i fe, a n d bec o m i ng d i s g u s t ed I t h rew t h e
wh en

read o

wo rk do w n

A ft er

i g

s t u m bl n

a bo u t

h o u r i n t h i s d is mal

an

my m i nd , an d I i n q u i red o f
a n o ld m a m t v h ere l c o u ld n d Mo t h er
H e p ro v ed t o be
Fa t h er, Ja mes W h i t a ker
H e t o o k me by t h e h a n d a nd

l
a
u
a
n
v
c
D
e
l
,
p
y

'

w o rk p o pped i n

Mo t h er I c o n fessed my s i ns t o Fa t h er James
1 h ad bec o me a c q u a i n t ed w i t h C a pt W oo ls y o n bo a rd t h e
S t ea mer s o I s a l l i ed o u t i n sea rc h o f h i m w i t h Fa t h er

led me t o

James ,

and

fo und

t h e wh o le

c o mpa n y t o get h er.

T h ey a ll

snaxs n

n t ered t he G o sp el
i

s en d n g u s

We

h ere,

wi t h

she

is

ms ro av

37

'

i s t h e reas o n

us , a nd t h a t

Mo t h er

of

t h ere

so c no w n n n

i n fo rmed a t t h i s m eet i n g t h a t Mo t h er H a n n a h
st a t i o n ed a t R uss i a t o t a ke t h e
a rt i c u l a r c h a r e
p
g

w ere

K en d all i s
o f s o u ls

t h er e,

as

a s t h ey

fas t

an d

di e,

Mo t h er

A n n w as i n

H u n g ary h ea ri n g o pen i n gs fro m t h e s o u ls t h a t peri s hed f ro m

h
t h e c o ld d u r i n
e w i n t er
A
ew m o men t s a ft er t h i s a n o
t
f
g
,

t h er

V i si o n es t
a sk ed

was

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an n o u n c ed

h o w he

C h ri s t h a d

c a me t h ere, a s

C h ri s t

i n t h e meet i n g
sa

id

S he

s he

wa s

i d t ru e s h e a n s w ered I w a s t h ere

Ih a v e a bea u t i fu l li t t le c h a ri o t i n t h a t
o
s
li v e mi n u t e ag
1 c an g o a s q u i c k a s t h o u gh t ; i n fi ft een m i n u t es I c a n g o
t o t h e fo u r q u a rt ers o f t h e g lo be i nc l u d i n g a v i s i t t o N ew
L eban o n W a t ervelei t Mo u n t P lea an t H a n c o c k P o la n d
n eld C a n t erb u ry A l fred H a r v a rd a n d
O ld B u h a ld N ew E
S h i rley
i n H u n g a ry

sa

i n my bea u t i f ul c a r ,

A ll l i n d w i t h o ld a n d u r ple,
p
A t t en ded by my
a l t ra i n ,
I a m t h e P ri n c es s Ro y a l

am c om n g

Ma
Ma
Ma
A nd

e ery o t h er

c a n s ee t h e

ea rn a n
ea r n a n
c ar a ,

&c

de b a n d a m igo ,
d e ba ngo ,
.

a
c
e
w
l
h
i
t
h
e
r
e
r
e
e
p

h ea rt s

o f e ery o n e a n d

o ne

k no w

be li ev i n g

so u l

!
a

a ll t h e r t h o u g h t s

I k no w wh o keep g oo d o rder a n d wh o do n o t w h o t h i n k
l i g h t ly o f t h e p rec i o us g i ll s o f G o d a n d w h o lo v e t h em

f
t
s
o
f
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d
a
e
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l
w
o
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i
i
L e t e prec o us g
a nd
t el y o u n o
y
lo v e o u r h o ly g i ft s o r I c a n t ell yo u t h a t yo u wi ll see t h e
d ay yo u w i ll h un g er a n d t h i rs t a f t er t h em a n d n d t h em n o t
- ea
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d
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a
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p
y y
y
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g
,

o
n
y

i ng
t he

w i ll h u mble yo u rsel f i n d us t

a nd as h es , a nd

w eep

an d

mo urni ng d ays , weeks , mo nt h s an d years , t o g a i n

s
u
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t h e t h o ug h t t h a t

ou

h a v e lo st t hem by yo u r

o wn

w i c ked

38
n ess ,

r
u
o
y

marc ar

ou

w i ll be y o u r o w n c on st an t c o mp an i o n . t o bur ro w up
O t h en yo u w il l w i s h
so u l s t o m o re s t i n g i n g a n u i s h

had

t h e v s i o ns o f

d th e gi
wn ed
r
w
a t w ill be
u
h
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y
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ft s a n d o

o ve

G o d.

or
n
o
u
o
u
r
ll
i
te
s e
s
y
p
g
do u bt i n g h a l f m ade S h ak ers w hen yo u s eek t o rega i n t h e
H o l y Gif t s a l a s It o o l a t eno r c an y o u e ver g a i n t h e lo v e
t
a n d u n io n o f t he
o us
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Ic a n n o t

CH A P T E
R

VIII

H OBTI
CATION OR P E
NANCE
PI
.

T u na s
a

n
r
e
e
g
g

s in o

a re

w i t h t he
o
r
e
s
n
p

di eren t m o des
'

S h a k eri s m

as

fa i t h

of

un
h
m
n
t
e
s
,
p
-Fo r

t h e o en der :
'

w h o h a s no t

Gospel

of

w ill be w

i n k ed

th e

a ll

rec ei v ed

a t,

eral
e
n
g

ly

i n st a n c e t h e
a bs u rd i t i es o f
,

w h i l e o n e

a ro u n d

k n o w t h e mes h es o f t h ei r delu s i o n a re t o o t i g h t l y
wo v en t o a ll o w h ap p i ness o u t o f t h e f a i t h t h ey v i s i t t he
t
i
o n e c a se a s a n
sa me s i n wi t h
i
o
s
v
i
t
I
w
l
l
m
n
r
r
a
t
n
e
e
e
e
y
g
exa mp l e
One Den i s P ra t t c a ll ed rs t D ea c on o f t h e so u t h Fa mi ly
A m a n u n i v ers a ll y k no w n a s a
o f S h a kers a t H ar v ar d
w h o m t h ey
,

t rad i ng

h ad

S ha ker t h ro ug ho u t t h e E
as t ern

j ust

ret urn ed

fro m

'

an

ext en s ve a n d

t o ur, w h ere h e pro mi sed t o ret u rn

a c c o u n ts o r

i k ed

t he w c

ma ke

n ew

a nd

in

c o n t ra c t s :

a s ho r t

B ut

o t a bl e
r
p

t i me , t o set t le o ld

were do o med t o di s a ppo i n t men ts ;

to

t ra di ng

t h e ex pec t at i o ns o f
and t h s sa me

Mo rt i c a t i o n po o r

Pra t t w as doomed
h ad been a n A nt i -C h rist ia n p rea c h er, p ri or

Den i s

S o ut h ern S ta t es,

"

to

hi s

run

he

c on n ec t i on

art

s
.

h
C
i
st as t h e
r
g
G od an d h i m s el f

of

h abi t

Med i a t o r

c ai m i n

39

H e t here fo rmed

w i t h t h i s people

G o d,

ms ro av
'

an d

a
r
p

t he

n
i
i
t
h
s
o
y g

on

l y Medi a

H e lo v ed t o p r ay , a nd po o r
Den i s f o u n d i t n o sm a l l t h i n g to r el i n q ui s h t h e p ra c t i c e so
dea r t o h i s so u l a n d w o rs h i p G o d i n h i s erri n g c reat ures
bet ween

tor

Mo t h er A n n s G o spel a n d t h o ug h t h i s E
l

h
d
T
e s h o rt s i h t ed m an t h o u h t i f h e
lk
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ders
c ou

very

ld

r ay, a n d
p

T h ere c h a nc ed

ri g h t .

re, t h i s w o u
a
s
t
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p

di s c o very
ti

ll

bu s i n ess t o u r ,

rep

in t he

an d

by

fren z y o f
i n g s p eed

i bl e

a b o v e-m en t i o n ed

t h i s f av o ri t e

to

s
s
o
p

rep ai red u nd i s c o v ered ,

s o me re

ret rea t ,

an d

i n h i s p ray er, di s c o v
o f a n o t her F a m i l y
Poo r
.

t
h
a
c
e
y

a ft er

un

v er

; fee i n g

t ea lt h ,

i n d u l gen c e

an

a ll

so ut h

v eh eme n t

a ll

bei n g

t o t h e s o u t h p a t u re, t o

ra y

k n o wn

h is

to

h o rr o r

o ne

to G o d, t h i n

ly to

s u a de
e
r
p

Elders

n i s h men t ,
u
p

k n ees

fro m h i s

ro s e

h ea ven da ri n g ,

so

sec ret

or

t he

m igh t
as

in

s up

t o s u lk

k in g

to

n
i
a
g

G od

to

ve
i
g

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l
i n t he
t h e m o m en t t o ru n a w a y
A c c o rd i n gl y fea r g i v
t o h i s feet h e s o o n fo u n d h i msel f i n pres en c e o f on e

t ec t i o n i s a

of

wo u d fee

so m et h i ng

h im

a i red

sh a me a n d c o n f u s i o n

a wa y

i n t he

hi m f ro m

f ro m t h e

ret u rn

ro c

w ha t w as t o be do ne w h a t c o u d be do ne

c au g h t

on e
e
os
p

l a rge

ec re n e

bret h ren

s o me

Deac o n D en i s !
He

h is

ly l o u d

ex c eed n
g

was

very

i t wo u l d be all

o ut,

v e at t en ded
h
w
i
i
d
t
h
r
h
s
sa
a
e
o
e
e
(

h i ms el f t o

ered

l d e ec t n a lly

a f t er

bei ng

t o be a

'

meet i n g ) h e

v i va l i s t

n d i t

no t

t h i t h er o u r Dea c o n o ft en

few d ays

El ders

th e

su re

o r of
c
r
u
s
s
e
p
,

t h e S el ec t men

res o ved

t h e t ow n

f H a rv a rd

H e t h en wro t e

o
t
v
r
u
r
i
n
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b
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t
n
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t
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,
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p
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c o n s ec ra t ed
ro u n d , a n d h e w o u l d s u bmi t t o a n
i
M
o
r
t

c
a
g
y

a very

of

he

e
n
t
e
n
t
p

t i o n t he

El ders s a w

ret u rn t o
a rr i ved

l
l i ke

l et ter

r
o
r
e
p p

to in ic t

H e w as

h
c
t e O f e
t he

i n h a st e

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to

a c o n dem n ed c ri mi n a

l i ged

ob

ll o wed

Mi n i s t ry wa s sent fo r i n h ast e ari d

Mi n i st ry a n d El d ers were c l o set ed i n

so em n c o n c a v e abo v e s t a i rs .

f ai t h fu l t h at were

w h i l e t h e p o o r m i sc

bel o w ,

ll

no t a o w ed t o

rea n t s a t

lo o k

t o p a ss th e h o u se i n w h i c h

at t h e

he

s at .

40

art a m o ur

A h ! po o r D eac o n D en i s P rat t , t h e rst man i n t h e s o ut h

o
w
i
r
s
t
m
a
n
o
w
n
l
o
n
r
H
a re t h e mi h t y
o
e
n
Of c e, s
g
g
.

fa ll en

i n due

t h e res u t s o f

i me

was m ad e

s t a i rs

h o ly deli bera t i o n

the

a bo ve

i t bei n g dec i d ed t h a t D ea c o n D en i s

kn o w n

l d g o i n t o s o l i t a ry c o n n emen t t i l l su c h t i mes as th e
Mi n i st ry s h o u l d feel a g i ft t o rel ease h i m T h e re c h a nc ed
t o be a n o l d c ra z y bu i l d i n g s o me fty y a rds fro m t h e d w el l
"
A d a ms H o u se
i ng h o us e c a ll ed t he
T h i s w a s s el ec t ed
A n d t h i t h er h e s u ffered
a s t h e p ri s o n h o us e fo r D en i s
h i ms el f t o be led an d s h u t up
T h e w i n d o w s o n t he f ro n t
bei n g c u rt a i n ed w i t h bo a rds h i s fo o d t o be c o o k ed i n t h e
k i t c h en a n d t a k en t o h i m by t h e El ders h e n o t a ll o wed t o
l ders g i ves h i m permi s i o n
sp ea k o n a ny o c c a s i o n t i ll t h e E
- h e i s t o h a ve n o l a m
h
e
o
d
s s t h ro u h t he
i
e
s
s
i
t
i
n
r
k
n
t
a
p
g
even i n gb u t n o t a ll o wed t o ret i re t o h i s bed t ill t h e us u a l

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Ma h al a

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be t a k en h e c o u l d n o t n o r w o u l d n o t be d et a i n ed T h e s i s t er
m us t be p res en ted a t o n c e o r h e s h o u l d s ea rc h fo r h er a m o ng
0 h o r r i ble a d a s h i n g
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ms ro a v

45

'

ll ed t h e Rlderes s en t ered
S m i li n g s a i d
t h e ro o m w h ere Ph ebe s a t a t s o m e l i g h t w o rk
I
Ph ebe I h a ve been t h i n k i n g o f r i di n g o u t t h i s a ft ern o o n
w a n t y o u t o s ee t h e v i n ey ard a t t h e C h u rc h
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dig n ied
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t o w a rds

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k no ws n o t h i ng a bo u t Yea , my dea r l i t t l e P h ebe w a n ts t o
t o brea k t h es e es h ly t i es o f o ld A d a m
I k n o w s he w ill be
t he

of

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g

hi l d

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l a u rel s i n Mo t h er s k i n gdo m
d ea r

mo rn i n g yo u w i ll w i n
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set s w ell o n t h e h ea ds o f a ll h er f a i t h f u l c h il d ren
w ell o n m y dea r P h ebe t h ere m y d ea r g o n o w a n d I a m
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u w h at
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ri t
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a ft er

sta

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to t h e

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o f c e ,
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t o H arv a rd an d S h i rl ey a f t er t h e da n ero u s y o u n
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