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\u2014 Colin Toffelmire, \u201cThe Bible isn\u2019t a bible<\/a>\u201c, on his blog Random Colin<\/a>.<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-5752493163065671531?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\")
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