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have<00:25:05.950><c> completely</c>

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Joshua<00:25:10.690><c> begins</c>

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11<00:25:17.029><c> etc</c>

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occupation<00:25:22.150><c> the</c><00:25:22.410><c> land</c><00:25:22.690><c> could</c><00:25:22.910><c> have</c><00:25:23.089><c> been</c><00:25:23.250><c> relatively</c><00:25:23.730><c> simple</c>

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and<00:26:35.670><c> again</c><00:26:36.049><c> Genesis</c><00:26:36.349><c> 3</c>

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led<00:27:08.789><c> us</c><00:27:09.109><c> straight</c><00:27:09.210><c> by</c><00:27:09.490><c> an</c>

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