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to<00:15:49.559><c> the</c><00:15:49.799><c> contractor,</c><00:15:51.519><c> handing</c><00:15:51.899><c> him</c><00:15:52.340><c> the</c><00:15:52.659><c> final</c><00:15:53.019><c> plans</c><00:15:53.600><c> and</c><00:15:55.000><c> walking</c><00:15:55.340><c> the</c><00:15:55.639><c> property,</c><00:15:55.980><c> talking</c><00:15:56.299><c> about</c><00:15:56.639><c> the</c><00:15:56.879><c> surveyor's</c><00:15:57.580><c> placement</c><00:15:57.960><c> of</c>

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right<00:16:19.299><c> today,</c><00:16:20.360><c> the</c><00:16:20.539><c> contractor</c><00:16:21.000><c> said</c><00:16:21.539><c> it</c><00:16:22.379><c> wouldn't</c><00:16:22.559><c> be</c><00:16:22.740><c> any</c><00:16:22.960><c> problem.</c>

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All<00:16:24.320><c> the</c><00:16:24.600><c> excavation</c><00:16:25.179><c> in</c><00:16:25.419><c> the</c><00:16:25.539><c> building</c><00:16:25.799><c> of</c><00:16:26.019><c> the</c><00:16:26.200><c> home</c><00:16:26.600><c> would</c>

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be<00:16:27.259><c> a</c><00:16:27.519><c> good</c><00:16:27.720><c> distance</c><00:16:28.159><c> from</c><00:16:28.480><c> that</c><00:16:28.779><c> tree.</c>

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And<00:16:30.700><c> just</c><00:16:30.960><c> to</c><00:16:31.159><c> make</c><00:16:31.320><c> sure,</c><00:16:31.620><c> my</c><00:16:31.740><c> dad</c><00:16:31.960><c> roped</c><00:16:32.279><c> it</c><00:16:32.480><c> off</c><00:16:32.720><c> to</c><00:16:32.960><c> emphasize</c><00:16:33.620><c> where</c>

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it<00:16:34.519><c> was.</c>

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A<00:16:38.580><c> week</c><00:16:38.740><c> later,</c><00:16:39.240><c> on</c><00:16:39.440><c> a</c><00:16:39.559><c> Monday</c><00:16:39.799><c> morning,</c><00:16:40.779><c> I</c><00:16:40.899><c> was</c><00:16:41.100><c> getting</c><00:16:41.340><c> ready</c><00:16:41.559><c> for</c>

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school<00:16:42.379><c> when</c><00:16:42.899><c> I</c><00:16:43.120><c> heard</c><00:16:43.220><c> the</c><00:16:43.500><c> air</c><00:16:43.740><c> brakes</c><00:16:43.919><c> on</c><00:16:44.120><c> a</c><00:16:44.379><c> tractor</c><00:16:44.720><c> engage.</c>

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Yes,<00:16:46.659><c> I</c><00:16:46.820><c> knew</c><00:16:47.000><c> exactly</c><00:16:47.460><c> what</c><00:16:47.639><c> it</c><00:16:47.860><c> was</c><00:16:48.059><c> because</c><00:16:48.419><c> I</c><00:16:48.600><c> was</c><00:16:48.779><c> a</c><00:16:48.899><c> 13</c>

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-year<00:16:49.600><c>-old</c><00:16:49.820><c> freak</c><00:16:50.179><c> for</c><00:16:50.440><c> trucks.</c>

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I<00:16:53.019><c> ran</c><00:16:53.340><c> down</c><00:16:53.679><c> the</c><00:16:53.840><c> stairs</c><00:16:54.139><c> of</c><00:16:54.320><c> my</c><00:16:54.500><c> third</c><00:16:54.740><c> floor</c><00:16:54.940><c> apartment</c><00:16:55.399><c> and</c>

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watched<00:16:56.740><c> the</c><00:16:57.100><c> truck</c><00:16:57.320><c> driver</c><00:16:57.620><c> deliver</c><00:16:58.220><c> the</c><00:16:59.120><c> excavation</c><00:16:59.779><c> machine</c><00:17:00.340><c> that</c>

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would<00:17:01.820><c> dig</c><00:17:01.960><c> the</c><00:17:02.179><c> foundation.</c>

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I<00:17:08.059><c> watched</c><00:17:08.380><c> intently.</c>

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Then<00:17:10.559><c> he</c><00:17:10.819><c> started</c><00:17:11.019><c> the</c><00:17:11.319><c> machinery</c><00:17:11.619><c> to</c><00:17:12.019><c> drive</c><00:17:12.200><c> it</c><00:17:12.380><c> off</c><00:17:12.519><c> the</c><00:17:12.740><c> low</c>

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Go<00:17:17.339><c> to</c><00:17:17.619><c> school.</c><00:17:18.240><c> You're</c><00:17:18.500><c> going</c><00:17:18.579><c> to</c><00:17:18.680><c> be</c><00:17:18.880><c> late.</c><00:17:21.799><c> Bummer.</c>

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So<00:17:23.640><c> I</c><00:17:23.700><c> had</c><00:17:23.940><c> to</c><00:17:24.140><c> leave.</c><00:17:25.460><c> When</c><00:17:25.680><c> school</c><00:17:25.940><c> ended</c><00:17:26.259><c> that</c><00:17:26.559><c> day,</c><00:17:26.819><c> I</c><00:17:27.059><c> ran</c>

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So<00:17:44.339><c> I</c><00:17:44.440><c> went</c><00:17:44.579><c> upstairs.</c><00:17:47.119><c> I</c><00:17:47.319><c> heard</c><00:17:47.440><c> my</c><00:17:47.680><c> dad's</c><00:17:48.099><c> car</c><00:17:48.279><c> pull</c><00:17:48.400><c> in</c><00:17:48.559><c> the</c>

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driveway<00:17:49.019><c> sometime</c><00:17:49.539><c> later.</c>

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archaeological<00:18:19.119><c> dig.</c>

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damage<00:18:27.299><c> the</c><00:18:27.740><c> tree</c><00:18:27.940><c> any</c><00:18:28.339><c> further.</c>

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to<00:18:34.259><c> dig</c><00:18:34.380><c> this</c><00:18:34.660><c> tree</c><00:18:34.839><c> out.</c>

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I<00:18:36.500><c> remember</c><00:18:36.940><c> being</c><00:18:37.519><c> the</c><00:18:37.880><c> typical</c><00:18:38.500><c> adversary</c><00:18:39.460><c> every</c><00:18:40.480><c> time</c><00:18:40.900><c> I</c><00:18:41.160><c> complained</c><00:18:41.960><c> and</c><00:18:42.599><c> every</c><00:18:43.400><c> chance</c><00:18:43.740><c> I</c><00:18:43.960><c> could.</c>

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combined<00:18:57.059><c> with</c><00:18:57.500><c> patience</c><00:18:58.019><c> and</c><00:18:58.359><c> long</c><00:18:58.599><c>-suffering,</c><00:18:59.460><c> if</c><00:18:59.640><c> you</c><00:18:59.779><c> can</c>

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imagine<00:19:00.359><c> that.</c>

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Never<00:19:02.000><c> showing</c><00:19:02.380><c> anger</c><00:19:03.200><c> or</c><00:19:04.839><c> any</c><00:19:05.180><c> victim</c><00:19:05.640><c> attitude,</c><00:19:07.299><c> he</c><00:19:07.519><c> just</c><00:19:07.859><c> looked</c><00:19:08.079><c> at</c><00:19:08.319><c> me</c><00:19:08.819><c> in</c><00:19:09.099><c> a</c>

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way<00:19:09.640><c> that</c><00:19:10.039><c> took</c><00:19:10.240><c> me</c><00:19:10.940><c> 50</c><00:19:11.299><c> years</c><00:19:12.079><c> to</c><00:19:12.880><c> fully</c><00:19:13.160><c> understand.</c>

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We<00:19:24.640><c> finally</c><00:19:25.279><c> unearthed</c><00:19:26.180><c> the</c><00:19:26.380><c> tree</c><00:19:26.619><c> to</c><00:19:28.220><c> find</c><00:19:28.500><c> it</c><00:19:28.680><c> at</c><00:19:28.859><c> a</c><00:19:29.059><c> 45</c><00:19:29.480><c>-degree</c><00:19:29.900><c> angle</c><00:19:30.579><c> with</c>

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and<00:19:35.960><c> many</c><00:19:36.240><c> broken</c><00:19:36.640><c> branches</c><00:19:37.160><c> and</c><00:19:37.480><c> leaves</c><00:19:37.759><c> stripped</c><00:19:38.119><c> away.</c>

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My<00:19:42.119><c> dad</c><00:19:42.299><c> said</c><00:19:42.519><c> to</c><00:19:42.740><c> me,</c><00:19:43.500><c> Climb</c><00:19:43.880><c> up</c><00:19:44.079><c> on</c><00:19:44.240><c> the</c><00:19:44.680><c> remaining</c><00:19:45.140><c> pile</c><00:19:45.539><c> here.</c>

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I'm<00:19:46.500><c> going</c><00:19:46.599><c> to</c><00:19:46.819><c> stand</c><00:19:46.980><c> the</c><00:19:47.259><c> tree</c><00:19:47.400><c> up</c><00:19:47.599><c> and</c><00:19:47.720><c> I</c><00:19:47.819><c> want</c><00:19:47.960><c> you</c><00:19:48.119><c> to</c><00:19:48.380><c> hold</c>

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it<00:19:48.880><c> from</c><00:19:49.039><c> there.</c>

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I<00:19:51.940><c> want</c><00:19:52.079><c> you</c><00:19:52.180><c> to</c><00:19:52.339><c> hold</c><00:19:52.460><c> it</c><00:19:52.740><c> steady</c><00:19:53.200><c> while</c><00:19:54.220><c> I</c><00:19:54.480><c> work</c><00:19:54.619><c> on</c><00:19:54.839><c> it.</c>

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On<00:19:57.180><c> his</c><00:19:57.500><c> knees,</c><00:19:58.039><c> he</c><00:19:58.259><c> delicately</c><00:19:58.819><c> swept</c><00:19:59.140><c> away</c><00:19:59.619><c> all</c><00:20:00.400><c> the</c><00:20:00.740><c> remaining</c><00:20:01.059><c> sand</c>

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that<00:20:02.700><c> was</c><00:20:02.960><c> around</c><00:20:03.339><c> the</c><00:20:03.680><c> crushed</c><00:20:03.880><c> area</c><00:20:04.259><c> of</c><00:20:04.460><c> the</c><00:20:04.720><c> trunk</c><00:20:04.980><c> of</c><00:20:05.319><c> the</c><00:20:05.539><c> tree.</c>

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He<00:20:24.620><c> then</c><00:20:25.480><c> meticulously</c><00:20:26.440><c> wrapped</c><00:20:27.099><c> the</c><00:20:29.039><c> damaged</c><00:20:29.460><c> trunk</c><00:20:29.900><c> of</c><00:20:30.160><c> the</c>

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Neatly<00:20:54.359><c> bound</c><00:20:54.619><c> together,</c><00:20:56.720><c> tight</c><00:20:57.099><c> and</c><00:20:57.680><c> firm,</c><00:20:58.920><c> just</c><00:20:59.299><c> like</c><00:20:59.539><c> us,</c>

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that<00:21:13.000><c> were</c><00:21:13.220><c> not</c><00:21:13.519><c> severed</c><00:21:13.819><c> away</c><00:21:14.039><c> but</c><00:21:14.319><c> crushed.</c>

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Fig<00:21:19.000><c> trees,</c><00:21:19.740><c> as</c><00:21:20.099><c> you</c><00:21:20.299><c> may</c><00:21:20.480><c> know,</c><00:21:21.519><c> are</c><00:21:21.779><c> not</c><00:21:22.019><c> indigenous</c><00:21:22.500><c> to</c><00:21:22.819><c> our</c><00:21:23.059><c> climate.</c>

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So<00:21:24.559><c> in</c><00:21:24.680><c> the</c><00:21:24.960><c> fall,</c><00:21:25.859><c> we</c><00:21:26.079><c> covered</c><00:21:26.259><c> it</c><00:21:26.920><c> to</c><00:21:27.299><c> protect</c><00:21:27.619><c> it</c><00:21:27.759><c> from</c><00:21:27.900><c> the</c>

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grow<00:21:32.240><c> and</c><00:21:32.480><c> hopefully</c><00:21:32.859><c> rebound</c><00:21:33.500><c> and</c><00:21:33.859><c> produce.</c>

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He<00:21:37.400><c> repeated</c><00:21:37.839><c> this</c><00:21:38.299><c> over</c><00:21:38.660><c> and</c><00:21:38.839><c> over</c><00:21:39.019><c> for</c><00:21:39.319><c> five</c><00:21:39.740><c> years.</c>

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he<00:21:52.460><c> repeated</c><00:21:52.940><c> this</c><00:21:54.480><c> same</c><00:21:56.160><c> loving</c><00:21:56.660><c> care</c><00:21:57.279><c> each</c><00:21:58.900><c> and</c><00:21:59.079><c> every</c><00:21:59.299><c> day</c>

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that<00:21:59.700><c> I</c><00:22:00.819><c> can</c><00:22:00.980><c> remember.</c>

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It's<00:22:04.640><c> important</c><00:22:04.940><c> for</c><00:22:05.200><c> me</c><00:22:05.819><c> to</c><00:22:06.299><c> give</c><00:22:06.480><c> you</c><00:22:06.660><c> these</c><00:22:06.859><c> details</c><00:22:07.339><c> to</c><00:22:07.559><c> relate</c><00:22:07.880><c> to</c>

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you<00:22:08.700><c> the</c><00:22:09.000><c> painstaking</c><00:22:09.799><c> work</c><00:22:10.319><c> and</c><00:22:10.900><c> long</c><00:22:11.200><c>-suffering</c>

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and<00:22:13.059><c> the</c><00:22:13.339><c> patience</c><00:22:13.660><c> that</c><00:22:13.839><c> was</c><00:22:14.059><c> given</c><00:22:14.319><c> to</c><00:22:14.619><c> restore</c><00:22:15.259><c> that</c><00:22:15.839><c> tree.</c>

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went<00:22:21.460><c> into</c><00:22:21.779><c> this</c><00:22:22.539><c> cause</c><00:22:22.819><c> was</c><00:22:23.059><c> amazing.</c>

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What<00:22:25.740><c> I</c><00:22:25.920><c> also</c><00:22:26.279><c> tried</c><00:22:26.519><c> to</c><00:22:26.759><c> convey</c><00:22:27.240><c> is</c><00:22:27.680><c> the</c><00:22:27.920><c> perspective</c><00:22:28.339><c> of</c><00:22:28.619><c> time</c><00:22:28.960><c> that</c><00:22:29.299><c> passed</c><00:22:29.660><c> through</c><00:22:30.200><c> my</c>

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eyes<00:22:30.779><c> in</c><00:22:30.960><c> my</c><00:22:31.259><c> life.</c>

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following<00:22:39.140><c> spring.</c>

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It<00:22:40.980><c> looked</c><00:22:41.279><c> ugly</c><00:22:41.799><c> and</c><00:22:42.259><c> dead.</c><00:22:44.180><c> That's</c><00:22:44.500><c> how</c><00:22:44.700><c> I</c><00:22:44.960><c> described</c><00:22:45.319><c> it.</c>

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My<00:22:46.980><c> dad</c><00:22:47.339><c> again</c><00:22:47.680><c> looked</c><00:22:47.920><c> at</c><00:22:48.160><c> me</c><00:22:48.400><c> with</c><00:22:48.579><c> a</c><00:22:48.880><c> patient</c><00:22:49.240><c> concern,</c><00:22:50.759><c> no</c><00:22:51.079><c> condemnation.</c>

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Just<00:22:53.319><c> looked</c><00:22:53.599><c> at</c><00:22:53.799><c> me</c><00:22:53.920><c> with</c><00:22:54.240><c> determination</c><00:22:55.000><c> combined</c><00:22:55.880><c> with</c>

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love.<00:22:58.559><c> Determination</c><00:22:59.259><c> combined</c><00:22:59.940><c> with</c><00:23:00.220><c> love.</c>

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That's<00:23:01.559><c> the</c><00:23:01.559><c> only</c><00:23:01.700><c> way</c><00:23:01.940><c> I</c><00:23:02.099><c> can</c><00:23:03.420><c> relate</c><00:23:04.099><c> to</c><00:23:04.339><c> you</c><00:23:04.619><c> what</c><00:23:04.799><c> a</c><00:23:05.119><c> face</c>

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looks<00:23:05.700><c> like</c><00:23:07.019><c> expressing</c><00:23:08.839><c> those</c><00:23:09.680><c> attributes.</c>

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From<00:23:13.900><c> here</c><00:23:14.279><c> on</c><00:23:14.440><c> out,</c><00:23:14.660><c> I'm</c><00:23:14.880><c> going</c><00:23:14.980><c> to</c><00:23:15.240><c> describe</c><00:23:16.039><c> my</c><00:23:17.539><c> dad's</c><00:23:18.039><c> look</c>

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as<00:23:18.960><c> the</c><00:23:19.240><c> look.</c>

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Year<00:23:23.119><c> two,</c><00:23:24.319><c> I</c><00:23:24.500><c> recalled</c><00:23:25.000><c> after</c><00:23:26.359><c> uncovering</c><00:23:26.920><c> the</c><00:23:27.180><c> tree,</c><00:23:28.900><c> I</c><00:23:29.160><c> recalled</c><00:23:29.440><c> a</c><00:23:29.740><c> tiny</c><00:23:30.119><c> look</c><00:23:30.380><c> of</c><00:23:30.700><c> green</c><00:23:31.220><c> on</c><00:23:32.019><c> a</c>

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few<00:23:32.359><c> branches.</c>

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The<00:23:40.740><c> look.</c>

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Year<00:23:44.000><c> three,</c><00:23:44.960><c> I</c><00:23:45.259><c> was</c><00:23:45.539><c> a</c><00:23:45.700><c> sophomore</c><00:23:46.119><c> in</c><00:23:46.380><c> high</c><00:23:46.619><c> school</c><00:23:47.039><c> and</c><00:23:47.839><c> recalled</c><00:23:48.319><c> some</c>

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further<00:23:49.640><c> progress.</c>

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Few<00:23:51.420><c> tiny</c><00:23:51.859><c> leaves,</c><00:23:53.000><c> some</c><00:23:53.279><c> growth,</c><00:23:54.720><c> no</c><00:23:54.980><c> sign</c><00:23:55.240><c> of</c><00:23:55.460><c> figs.</c>

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But<00:23:57.059><c> it</c><00:23:57.160><c> was</c><00:23:57.299><c> even</c><00:23:57.579><c> more</c><00:23:57.900><c> ugly</c><00:23:58.579><c> and</c><00:23:59.779><c> was</c><00:24:00.140><c> hideously</c><00:24:00.740><c> unbalanced</c><00:24:01.619><c> and</c><00:24:02.960><c> reminded</c><00:24:03.400><c> me</c><00:24:03.839><c> of</c>

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I<00:24:09.559><c> responded</c><00:24:10.079><c> again</c><00:24:10.539><c> in</c><00:24:10.759><c> a</c><00:24:10.900><c> negative</c><00:24:11.200><c> way.</c>

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senior<00:24:22.740><c> in</c><00:24:22.940><c> September,</c>

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I<00:24:24.460><c> recalled</c><00:24:24.799><c> looking</c><00:24:25.099><c> out</c><00:24:25.339><c> my</c><00:24:25.599><c> bedroom</c><00:24:25.900><c> window</c><00:24:26.259><c> which</c><00:24:26.579><c> faced</c>

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that<00:24:27.259><c> corner</c><00:24:27.819><c> and</c><00:24:29.099><c> seeing</c><00:24:29.480><c> a</c><00:24:29.980><c> decent</c><00:24:30.359><c> looking</c><00:24:30.619><c> tree.</c>

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The<00:24:32.700><c> leaves</c><00:24:33.019><c> had</c><00:24:33.339><c> fully</c><00:24:33.660><c> grown</c><00:24:34.160><c> to</c><00:24:35.059><c> cover</c><00:24:35.279><c> the</c><00:24:35.559><c> mangled</c><00:24:36.059><c> mess</c><00:24:36.440><c> underneath.</c>

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You<00:24:38.220><c> couldn't</c><00:24:38.660><c> see</c><00:24:39.000><c> the</c><00:24:39.359><c> overgrowth</c><00:24:39.940><c> around</c><00:24:40.579><c> the</c><00:24:40.900><c> wrapped</c><00:24:41.259><c> tree.</c>

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The<00:24:44.039><c> twine</c><00:24:44.559><c> had</c><00:24:44.779><c> been</c><00:24:45.079><c> overgrown</c><00:24:45.700><c> with</c><00:24:46.140><c> bark.</c>

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You<00:24:47.599><c> could</c><00:24:47.819><c> see</c><00:24:48.039><c> like</c><00:24:48.339><c> little</c><00:24:48.799><c> pieces</c><00:24:49.180><c> of</c><00:24:49.500><c> twine</c><00:24:49.799><c> but</c><00:24:49.960><c> it</c><00:24:50.119><c> was</c>

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just<00:24:51.279><c> distorted.</c>

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But<00:24:55.920><c> your</c><00:24:56.119><c> eye</c><00:24:56.359><c> was</c><00:24:56.720><c> drawn</c><00:24:57.140><c> to</c><00:24:57.880><c> the</c><00:24:58.160><c> tree</c><00:24:58.359><c> itself</c><00:24:58.779><c> because</c><00:24:58.960><c> it</c>

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was<00:24:59.240><c> beautiful.</c>

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Big<00:25:00.619><c> green</c><00:25:01.599><c> fig</c><00:25:01.960><c> leaves.</c>

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And<00:25:10.200><c> those</c><00:25:10.539><c> leaves</c><00:25:10.880><c> totally</c><00:25:11.539><c> covered</c><00:25:12.059><c> the</c><00:25:12.779><c> Charlie</c><00:25:13.160><c> Brown</c>

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looking<00:25:13.880><c> branches.</c>

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But<00:25:15.839><c> still</c><00:25:16.299><c> now,</c><00:25:16.779><c> at</c><00:25:17.019><c> 18,</c><00:25:18.279><c> I</c><00:25:19.099><c> continue</c><00:25:19.500><c> to</c><00:25:19.819><c> express</c><00:25:20.119><c> my</c><00:25:20.440><c> negative</c><00:25:20.819><c> comments</c><00:25:21.319><c> about</c>

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the<00:25:22.000><c> tree.</c>

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Again,<00:25:28.220><c> the</c><00:25:28.500><c> look.</c>

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Now<00:25:32.980><c> it</c><00:25:33.200><c> was,</c><00:25:35.619><c> rolling</c><00:25:35.819><c> forward,</c><00:25:36.700><c> I</c><00:25:36.819><c> graduated</c><00:25:37.400><c> the</c><00:25:37.640><c> following</c><00:25:38.039><c> June</c><00:25:38.559><c> and</c>

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began<00:25:40.900><c> working</c><00:25:42.380><c> full</c><00:25:42.799><c>-time.</c>

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Turning<00:25:46.200><c> 19</c><00:25:46.700><c> in</c><00:25:46.940><c> July,</c><00:25:49.619><c> that</c><00:25:49.859><c> July,</c><00:25:50.779><c> and</c><00:25:51.000><c> sometime</c><00:25:51.359><c> in</c><00:25:51.640><c> December</c><00:25:52.180><c> of</c><00:25:53.140><c> that</c><00:25:53.420><c> year,</c><00:25:54.559><c> or</c>

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September<00:25:55.039><c> of</c><00:25:55.160><c> that</c><00:25:55.359><c> year,</c>

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when<00:25:55.779><c> I</c><00:25:56.180><c> returned</c><00:25:56.779><c> home</c><00:25:57.079><c> from</c><00:25:57.279><c> work,</c><00:25:58.680><c> I</c><00:25:58.839><c> heard</c><00:25:59.000><c> my</c><00:25:59.359><c> dad's</c><00:25:59.920><c> calling</c><00:26:00.240><c> whistle</c><00:26:00.900><c> from</c>

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the<00:26:02.940><c> backyard.</c>

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I<00:26:03.799><c> went</c><00:26:03.960><c> to</c><00:26:04.240><c> see</c><00:26:04.599><c> what</c><00:26:04.960><c> he</c><00:26:05.180><c> wanted.</c>

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As<00:26:07.460><c> I</c><00:26:07.720><c> turned</c><00:26:07.839><c> the</c><00:26:08.079><c> corner</c><00:26:08.539><c> of</c><00:26:08.839><c> the</c><00:26:09.019><c> house,</c><00:26:10.240><c> I</c><00:26:10.400><c> saw</c><00:26:10.819><c> he</c><00:26:11.099><c> had</c><00:26:11.440><c> set</c>

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up<00:26:12.299><c> a</c><00:26:13.119><c> table,</c><00:26:14.819><c> a</c><00:26:15.140><c> cloth</c><00:26:15.440><c> over</c><00:26:15.859><c> the</c><00:26:16.119><c> table,</c>

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a<00:26:17.420><c> dish,</c><00:26:18.660><c> a</c><00:26:18.839><c> knife,</c><00:26:19.720><c> and</c><00:26:20.079><c> a</c><00:26:20.279><c> pan</c><00:26:20.440><c> of</c><00:26:20.720><c> water.</c>

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He<00:26:24.859><c> then</c><00:26:25.200><c> gently</c><00:26:25.920><c> put</c><00:26:26.500><c> his</c><00:26:26.740><c> arm</c><00:26:26.900><c> around</c><00:26:27.440><c> my</c><00:26:28.160><c> shoulders</c><00:26:28.680><c> and</c><00:26:29.400><c> led</c><00:26:29.579><c> me</c>

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over<00:26:30.039><c> to</c><00:26:30.220><c> the</c><00:26:30.460><c> tree.</c>

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He<00:26:31.980><c> lifted</c><00:26:32.259><c> up</c><00:26:32.619><c> a</c><00:26:32.839><c> leaf</c><00:26:33.220><c> and</c><00:26:34.240><c> showed</c><00:26:34.539><c> me</c><00:26:35.099><c> a</c><00:26:35.480><c> blue</c><00:26:35.900><c>-looking</c><00:26:36.440><c> pear</c>

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-shaped<00:26:37.400><c> thing,</c><00:26:38.779><c> which</c><00:26:39.000><c> of</c><00:26:39.200><c> course</c><00:26:39.420><c> was</c><00:26:39.660><c> a</c><00:26:39.880><c> fig.</c>

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I<00:26:41.880><c> describe</c><00:26:42.299><c> it</c><00:26:42.519><c> this</c><00:26:42.740><c> way</c><00:26:42.920><c> because</c><00:26:43.339><c> I</c><00:26:43.559><c> had</c><00:26:43.799><c> never</c><00:26:44.059><c> seen</c><00:26:44.700><c> a</c>

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natural<00:26:45.460><c>-grown</c><00:26:45.700><c> fig.</c>

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My<00:26:47.519><c> experience</c><00:26:48.099><c> is</c><00:26:48.319><c> always</c><00:26:48.799><c> the</c><00:26:49.220><c> figs</c><00:26:49.720><c> in</c><00:26:50.380><c> the</c><00:26:50.980><c> stores,</c><00:26:51.599><c> where</c>

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they're<00:26:52.519><c> wrapped</c><00:26:53.039><c> in</c><00:26:53.640><c> a</c><00:26:54.160><c> round</c><00:26:54.400><c> circle,</c>

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they're<00:26:55.900><c> small,</c><00:26:56.799><c> they</c><00:26:57.039><c> have</c><00:26:57.240><c> a</c><00:26:57.420><c> sticky</c><00:26:57.680><c> substance.</c>

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I<00:27:00.019><c> never</c><00:27:00.380><c> saw</c><00:27:01.019><c> a</c><00:27:02.380><c> freshly</c><00:27:02.640><c>-grown</c><00:27:03.079><c> fig.</c>

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It<00:27:04.359><c> was</c><00:27:04.579><c> my</c><00:27:04.839><c> first.</c>

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My<00:27:08.059><c> dad</c><00:27:08.359><c> noted</c><00:27:08.960><c> very</c><00:27:09.599><c> carefully</c><00:27:10.240><c> the</c><00:27:10.839><c> proper</c><00:27:11.140><c> way</c><00:27:11.400><c> to</c><00:27:11.720><c> pick</c><00:27:12.319><c> a</c>

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fig<00:27:12.900><c> from</c><00:27:13.180><c> a</c><00:27:13.440><c> tree</c><00:27:13.779><c> without</c><00:27:14.559><c> harming</c><00:27:15.000><c> its</c><00:27:15.319><c> branches.</c>

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He<00:27:17.220><c> then</c><00:27:17.500><c> gently</c><00:27:17.900><c> turned</c><00:27:18.380><c> the</c><00:27:18.680><c> fig</c><00:27:18.980><c> to</c><00:27:19.920><c> take</c><00:27:20.180><c> it</c><00:27:20.420><c> from</c><00:27:20.619><c> the</c><00:27:20.900><c> tree.</c>

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He<00:27:22.259><c> washed</c><00:27:22.599><c> it</c><00:27:22.819><c> in</c><00:27:22.940><c> a</c><00:27:23.099><c> pan</c><00:27:23.259><c> of</c><00:27:23.500><c> water</c><00:27:23.779><c> and</c><00:27:24.220><c> cut</c><00:27:24.339><c> it</c><00:27:24.579><c> in</c><00:27:24.799><c> half</c><00:27:25.079><c> and</c>

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shared<00:27:25.960><c> it</c><00:27:26.220><c> with</c><00:27:26.380><c> me.</c>

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During<00:27:33.140><c> this</c><00:27:33.440><c> time,</c><00:27:34.220><c> he</c><00:27:34.720><c> was</c><00:27:35.000><c> in</c><00:27:35.279><c> total</c><00:27:35.579><c> laughter.</c>

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It<00:27:37.779><c> wasn't</c><00:27:38.220><c> boastful,</c><00:27:40.099><c> it</c><00:27:40.339><c> was</c><00:27:40.640><c> joyful.</c>

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We<00:27:46.240><c> both</c><00:27:46.500><c> bit</c><00:27:46.779><c> into</c><00:27:48.140><c> our</c><00:27:48.859><c> halves</c><00:27:49.099><c> of</c><00:27:49.319><c> that</c><00:27:49.640><c> fig.</c>

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I<00:27:52.019><c> recall</c><00:27:52.359><c> the</c><00:27:52.619><c> sweetest</c><00:27:53.119><c> taste</c><00:27:53.400><c> ever.</c>

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The<00:27:54.799><c> juice</c><00:27:55.140><c> running</c><00:27:55.440><c> down</c><00:27:55.859><c> my</c><00:27:56.259><c> chin</c><00:27:56.940><c> and</c><00:27:57.579><c> the</c><00:27:57.880><c> expression</c><00:27:58.220><c> of</c><00:27:59.000><c> enjoyment</c>

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was<00:28:01.140><c> finally</c><00:28:01.680><c> the</c><00:28:02.000><c> gratification</c><00:28:02.660><c> my</c><00:28:03.000><c> dad</c><00:28:03.220><c> was</c><00:28:03.539><c> always</c><00:28:03.960><c> seeking.</c>

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He<00:28:09.220><c> said</c><00:28:09.380><c> to</c><00:28:09.599><c> me,</c>

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Do<00:28:10.660><c> you</c><00:28:10.680><c> remember</c><00:28:11.259><c> when</c><00:28:11.539><c> this</c><00:28:11.900><c> tree</c><00:28:11.960><c> was</c><00:28:12.279><c> buried</c><00:28:12.839><c> and</c><00:28:14.019><c> seemed</c><00:28:14.339><c> dead?</c>

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It<00:28:17.220><c> was</c><00:28:17.480><c> your</c><00:28:17.859><c> help</c><00:28:18.259><c> that</c><00:28:19.119><c> made</c><00:28:19.680><c> this</c><00:28:20.160><c> celebration</c><00:28:20.819><c> possible.</c>

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I<00:28:23.900><c> didn't</c><00:28:24.200><c> think</c><00:28:24.480><c> of</c><00:28:24.680><c> it</c><00:28:25.500><c> at</c><00:28:25.960><c> that</c><00:28:26.140><c> time.</c>

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Again,<00:28:30.420><c> when</c><00:28:30.579><c> I</c><00:28:30.759><c> came</c><00:28:30.940><c> to</c><00:28:31.160><c> the</c><00:28:31.319><c> understanding</c><00:28:31.720><c> of</c><00:28:31.900><c> the</c><00:28:32.180><c> truth,</c>

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I<00:28:34.180><c> thought</c><00:28:34.460><c> of</c><00:28:35.500><c> Jesus</c><00:28:36.559><c> as</c><00:28:38.220><c> it</c><00:28:38.519><c> related</c><00:28:38.720><c> to</c><00:28:38.980><c> this,</c>

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and<00:28:40.519><c> Jesus'</c><00:28:41.220><c> welcoming</c><00:28:42.400><c> attitude,</c><00:28:44.900><c> as</c><00:28:45.180><c> he</c><00:28:45.539><c> expressed</c><00:28:45.900><c> it</c><00:28:46.160><c> in</c>

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Revelation<00:28:46.839><c> 3,</c><00:28:47.720><c> verse</c><00:28:48.000><c> 21.</c>

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To<00:28:51.359><c> him</c><00:28:51.680><c> who</c><00:28:51.960><c> overcomes,</c><00:28:53.740><c> I</c><00:28:53.859><c> will</c><00:28:54.220><c> grant</c><00:28:54.660><c> to</c><00:28:55.660><c> sit</c><00:28:56.180><c> with</c><00:28:56.759><c> me</c><00:28:57.420><c> on</c>

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my<00:28:58.420><c> throne,</c>

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as<00:29:01.059><c> I</c><00:29:01.559><c> also</c><00:29:02.079><c> overcame</c><00:29:02.740><c> and</c><00:29:03.140><c> sat</c><00:29:03.460><c> down</c><00:29:03.859><c> with</c><00:29:04.099><c> my</c><00:29:04.400><c> father</c><00:29:04.759><c> on</c><00:29:04.960><c> his</c><00:29:05.339><c> throne,</c>

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sharing<00:29:11.059><c> his</c><00:29:11.559><c> throne</c><00:29:11.980><c> with</c><00:29:12.339><c> us,</c>

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not<00:29:14.880><c> dictating</c><00:29:15.880><c> as</c><00:29:16.339><c> a</c><00:29:16.599><c> king</c><00:29:16.980><c> to</c><00:29:17.480><c> a</c><00:29:17.680><c> servant,</c><00:29:18.559><c> but</c><00:29:18.759><c> sharing.</c>

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What<00:29:20.640><c> an</c><00:29:20.960><c> unbelievable</c><00:29:21.579><c> and</c><00:29:21.980><c> gracious</c><00:29:22.339><c> thought.</c>

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These<00:29:28.700><c> memories</c><00:29:29.380><c> that</c><00:29:30.240><c> I</c><00:29:30.400><c> have</c><00:29:30.640><c> recalled</c><00:29:31.299><c> came</c><00:29:32.480><c> bubbling</c><00:29:32.859><c> up</c>

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in<00:29:33.400><c> my</c><00:29:33.720><c> dreams</c><00:29:34.140><c> and</c><00:29:35.059><c> idle</c><00:29:35.359><c> thoughts</c>

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when<00:29:37.000><c> I</c><00:29:37.240><c> began</c><00:29:37.640><c> to</c><00:29:37.960><c> witness</c><00:29:38.599><c> the</c><00:29:39.900><c> sadness</c><00:29:40.460><c> and</c><00:29:41.519><c> embarrassment</c>

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of<00:29:43.299><c> brothers</c><00:29:43.500><c> and</c><00:29:43.839><c> sisters</c><00:29:44.539><c> who</c><00:29:45.440><c> are</c><00:29:45.680><c> prevented</c><00:29:46.119><c> from</c><00:29:46.440><c> partaking</c><00:29:47.039><c> of</c>

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this<00:29:47.500><c> table,</c>

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because<00:29:49.579><c> their</c><00:29:50.140><c> apparent</c><00:29:51.059><c> ugliness,</c><00:29:52.839><c> their</c><00:29:53.200><c> sins</c><00:29:53.740><c> are</c><00:29:54.420><c> too</c><00:29:54.819><c> great.</c>

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And<00:29:57.599><c> it's</c><00:29:57.819><c> the</c><00:29:58.019><c> same</c><00:29:58.380><c> sins</c><00:29:58.700><c> we</c><00:29:58.980><c> all</c><00:29:59.279><c> bear.</c>

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When<00:30:03.559><c> I</c><00:30:03.859><c> think</c><00:30:04.019><c> of</c><00:30:04.200><c> that</c><00:30:04.500><c> tree,</c><00:30:05.539><c> it</c><00:30:05.660><c> was</c><00:30:05.859><c> like</c><00:30:06.079><c> yesterday.</c>

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It<00:30:07.339><c> had</c><00:30:07.539><c> no</c><00:30:07.859><c> chance</c><00:30:08.119><c> of</c><00:30:08.440><c> survival</c><00:30:08.900><c> without</c><00:30:09.279><c> the</c><00:30:09.759><c> loving</c><00:30:10.180><c> concern</c><00:30:11.039><c> of</c>

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the<00:30:11.759><c> gardener.</c>

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And<00:30:13.480><c> just</c><00:30:13.740><c> like</c><00:30:13.980><c> Jesus</c><00:30:14.400><c> described,</c><00:30:17.160><c> it</c><00:30:17.380><c> is</c><00:30:17.640><c> only</c><00:30:18.000><c> the</c><00:30:18.339><c> vine</c><00:30:18.680><c> dresser</c><00:30:19.019><c> or</c>

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the<00:30:19.480><c> gardener</c>

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who<00:30:20.500><c> takes</c><00:30:20.859><c> away</c><00:30:21.319><c> the</c><00:30:21.640><c> branches</c><00:30:22.059><c> that</c><00:30:22.680><c> do</c><00:30:22.900><c> not</c><00:30:23.079><c> produce.</c>

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It<00:30:24.359><c> is</c><00:30:24.619><c> only</c><00:30:25.079><c> his</c><00:30:25.519><c> authority</c><00:30:26.240><c> to</c><00:30:26.759><c> do</c><00:30:26.960><c> so.</c>

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And<00:30:32.940><c> it's</c><00:30:33.119><c> only</c><00:30:33.380><c> him</c><00:30:33.640><c> who</c><00:30:33.839><c> will</c><00:30:34.099><c> determine</c><00:30:34.619><c> how</c><00:30:35.240><c> long</c><00:30:35.440><c> he</c><00:30:35.619><c> will</c>

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suffer<00:30:36.180><c> with</c><00:30:36.480><c> that</c><00:30:36.740><c> process.</c>

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When<00:30:39.539><c> we</c><00:30:39.920><c> block</c><00:30:40.220><c> access</c><00:30:41.140><c> in</c><00:30:43.059><c> the</c><00:30:43.319><c> fellowship</c><00:30:43.759><c> of</c><00:30:44.059><c> this</c><00:30:44.279><c> communion,</c>

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