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a<00:14:08.220><c> long</c><00:14:08.600><c> absence.</c><00:14:10.440><c> They</c><00:14:10.720><c> returned</c>

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Life<00:14:49.419><c> in</c><00:14:50.019><c> the</c><00:14:50.259><c> truth</c><00:14:50.480><c> has</c><00:14:50.799><c> its</c><00:14:51.139><c> difficulties</c><00:14:51.700><c> though</c><00:14:53.100><c> we're</c><00:14:53.440><c> tending</c><00:14:53.759><c> to</c><00:14:54.080><c> settle</c><00:14:54.320><c> for</c><00:14:54.559><c> a</c>

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