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Interpretation blocks reception while masquerading as reception. Rightness does not need interpretation it requires simple acceptance and nothing else.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
Author
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
Simple
Masquerading
Else
Rightness
Doe
Reception
Nothing
Blocks
Need
Interpretation
Needs
Block
Acceptance
Requires

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