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IT WAS the best of times<\/a>, it was the worst of times<\/a>, it was the age of wisdom<\/a>, it was the age of foolishness<\/a>, it was the epoch of belief<\/a>, it was the epoch of incredulity<\/a>, it was the season of Light<\/a>, it was the season of Darkness<\/a>, it was the spring of hope<\/a>, it was the winter of despair<\/a>, we had everything before us<\/a>, we had nothing before us<\/a>, we were all going direct to Heaven<\/a>, we were all going direct the other way<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

For the sake of the souls involved, let\u2019s pray that Wisdom prevails.<\/em><\/p>\n

Apologies to Dickens, hat tip to <\/span><\/em>GetReligion<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"