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Two boys are exiting Sunday school class. One of them asks the other, \u201cDo you think there really is a Satan?\u201d The other says, \u201cI'm not sure, but I think maybe he is like Santa and the tooth fairy \u2013 it is probably actually your dad!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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