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assignments.<00:16:55.779><c> God</c><00:16:56.019><c> has</c><00:16:56.279><c> given</c><00:16:56.419><c> every</c><00:16:56.720><c> one</c><00:16:56.919><c> of</c><00:16:57.120><c> us</c><00:16:57.340><c> talents,</c>

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God.<00:17:23.279><c> Abraham</c><00:17:23.759><c> is</c><00:17:24.160><c> called</c><00:17:24.400><c> the</c>

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