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Jesus died for our sins, Noah says solemnly. What?!? I reply, choking back my thoughts. I was just seeing if you were listening.

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
Novelist
Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Listening
Choking
Says
Noah
Reply
Seeing
Choke
Jesus
Sins
Back
Sin
Died
Thoughts
Solemnly

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