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Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

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Salman Rushdie
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 19
Actor
Essayist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Bombay
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Joseph Anton
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Dark
Perfect
Peace
Jesus
World
Whispers
Sin
Blood
Within

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