"These are our heroes, " the governor said, welling up with tears.

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By the time of Daniel24 and Daniel25, these neo-humans are troubled by the unfamiliar tales of love, desire, tears, suffering and disappointment all feelings that have disappeared but which they discover in the writings of Daniel1.

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If daughter Kate were to repeat the achievement 34 years later (these awards, remember, are for the year 2000), can you not picture the floods of family tears and congratulations on Oscar night, demonstrating once more Hollywood's wide and generous heart?

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