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we<00:16:57.299><c> have</c><00:16:57.460><c> so</c><00:16:57.639><c> many</c><00:16:57.779><c> opportunities</c><00:16:58.500><c> to</c><00:16:58.879><c> be</c><00:16:59.100><c> thankful</c><00:16:59.519><c> and</c>

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appreciate<00:17:00.960><c> those</c><00:17:01.299><c> gifts,</c>

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And<00:17:12.680><c> perhaps</c><00:17:12.960><c> today</c><00:17:13.440><c> we</c><00:17:13.579><c> could</c><00:17:13.779><c> think</c><00:17:14.000><c> of</c><00:17:14.440><c> what</c><00:17:14.819><c> are</c><00:17:14.980><c> we</c><00:17:15.180><c> thankful</c><00:17:15.460><c> for?</c>

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trust,<00:18:56.279><c> to</c><00:18:56.640><c> really</c><00:18:57.099><c> believe.</c>

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