"Crying that it's an application bug is like crying over the speed of light: you should deal with *reality*, not what you wish reality was."
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"Next to worship and realization of God and the Lord Christ, awareness of the Angelic Kingdom has helped and inspired me more than any other single reality my recognition has touched."
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