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We all have spirits present with us who are feeling the way we are.

Emanuel Swedenborg

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Emanuel Swedenborg
Age: 84 †
Born: 1688
Born: January 29
Died: 1772
Died: March 29
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Mystic
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Emanuel Swedenborg
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