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population: 529.2 million
size: 9.5 million square miles
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| CC MAGAZINE ARTICLES: NORTH AMERICA |
New York —Issue 37
Near the cradle of Mormonism in New York State, a Calvary Chapel fellowship has been growing and thriving, drawing people from many different backgrounds together as one body under the verse-by-verse teaching of ... download PDF |
Iowa Flood Relief —Issue 37
Iowa homeowner Don Crum was on the verge of tears. “Why would you come all the way from California to Iowa just to help my family and me?” the 70-year-old asked. The answer came quickly from John LaBelle, assistant pastor of CC WestGrove in Garden Grove, CA. Having started a disaster relief ministry at CC WestGrove, John had led a team from his church ... download PDF |
Military Families —Issue 37
Nine-year-old Michael Kervin was not himself. His mother, Lisa, had noticed that her son’s normally quiet, easygoing demeanor had been replaced by a short fuse, and he was lashing out at his little sister, Lizzy. ... download PDF |
A Future and a Hope —Issue 37
On a beautiful September morning, Jeanie Braca sat in her favorite white armchair reading her Bible and praying. Suddenly she felt a small voice whisper to her heart that her husband, Al, would be taken home to heaven that day. She ... download PDF |
Extreme Makeover —Issue 37
Thirty Calvary Chapel believers helped build a church and a home in New Orleans with the popular ABC TV show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, in March. Their involvement was due in part to the dedication shown by CC ... download PDF |
Open Doors —Issue 36
Last October, 11 believers from CC Open Door in Anaheim, CA, traveled across the country to join CC Louisa in Mineral, VA, for a five-day outreach to saturate the rural community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. More than 30 ... download PDF |
Growing as a Family—Issue 36
Pastor Bob Chappell blinked the sleep from his eyes and headed for the shower. Someone had beaten him to it. Confused, he walked into the kitchen. “Sandi, who’s in the shower?” he asked. Turning around with a sweet smile, his wife ... download PDF |
Tornado—Issue 36
In early February, at least 82 tornadoes ravaged several states in the U.S. during a two-day period, killing at least 57 people and injuring hundreds of others. Gathering from across the country, believers from several Calvary ... download PDF |
Lighthouse Ministries—Issue 35
In a low-income New Jersey neighborhood where most people wouldn’t want to be out at night alone, Kim Quinn hesitated and looked again at the sign in the window: “Lighthouse Food Ministry, Saturdays ... download PDF |
Calvary Chapel Lancaster, PA—Issue 35
In the rolling, green hills of Pennsylvania Amish country, Pastor Jim Friedman of Calvary Chapel Lancaster has been working in a field tougher than most—the county prison. For many years, Jim taught for one of the CC Philadelphia home studies. Six years ago, he and his wife, Connie, sold his art gallery/framing ... download PDF |
Acts 1:8—Issue 35
Impassioned by the Great Commission, CC Chino Hills’ youth ministry stepped out of the pages of Scripture into the 21st century to be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost ... download PDF |
CC Finger Lakes, NY—Issue 35
“I believe every man needs a rooster in his life,” said Pastor Bil Gallatin, referring to Peter’s denial of Christ. Bil has served the Lord full-time as a Calvary Chapel pastor and teacher for three ... download PDF |
California Fires—Issue 35
California wildfires lasted 19 days last October, destroyed more than 1,500 homes, killed nine people, and injured 85 others. Nearly 1,000 CC volunteers helped and comforted ... download PDF |
The Battle at Home—Issue 35
What a blessing it was to see him. He wasn’t within hugging distance; he wasn’t even within driving distance, but modern technology had brought U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Steve Wilson into his family’s ... download PDF |
Bethany Hamilton—Issue 34
It was the last morning of October on the northern Hawaiian island of Kauai. Thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton had gone surfing on the North Shore where she lived with her ... download PDF |
Kauai—Issue 34
Pastor Bob Hallman of CC Kauai stood near a cross on a hill overlooking the town of Kapa’a on the eastern edge of the island. Behind him were massive white tents that served as CC Kauai’s sanctuary, classrooms, and a skate ... download PDF |
Maui—Issue 34
The four pastors gathered at the rocky shore of Maalaea Harbor, like the tethered boats nearby, to rest from their labors as fishers of men and to be recharged. One gently strummed an acoustic guitar as the others ... download PDF |
Rock Ministries—Issue 34
Juan “Johnny” Rivera practically strutted into the gym the first time he came to Rock Ministries—proud of his street toughness, drug dealing, and his loose morals at age 17. He came for ... download PDF |
Dominican Republic—Issue 34
Acquainted with island life and the Spanish language, CC Puerto Rico believers traveled to the Dominican Republic to minister in a land where many are starving for the love of Christ ... download PDF |
Wounded Warriors—Issue 34
An Iraq war veteran and Calvary Chapel pastors in the Washington, D.C. area have been visiting military hospitals at Christmastime to share Christ’s love and hope with the wounded ... download PDF |
Comfort & Hope—Issue 34
Believers from several Calvary Chapels ministered together at ground zero on September 11 and brought God’s hope and the Gospel to many still grieving. ... download PDF |
North Carolina—Issue 33
Leaving their home in Southern California to start a church in a new place was simply an act of obedience for the Finch family—though they are a family of seven and Rodney Finch could ... download PDF |
Hawaii—Issue 33
Oahu’s giant swells lifted surfers up as they paddled frantically to catch waves a hundred yards out on the island’s North Shore. Two men stood still on the beach, studying the way the water broke ... download PDF |
Calgary—Issue 33
On a cold January day in 1996, Rob Mantle drove his rig along his routine 100-mile route from Calgary to the east side of Alberta. A former mechanic in the Canadian Armed Forces ... download PDF |
SFC Boot Camp—Issue 32
Exhausted from three days of intense physical workouts, teenager John Cleveland was sore, tired, and spiritually conflicted. The youth boot camp program had been more challenging than he had anticipated ... download PDF |
Vancouver—Issue 32
Through various ways, God has called different men to grow His church in B.C., Canada—a land desperately in need of the truth of Jesus Christ.
God was his last hope. Mark... download PDF |
Returning from Battle—Issue 32
The U.S. Marine’s heart was in turmoil from what he had witnessed in combat: day after day of bloodshed, his nerves constantly on edge from the intensity of life-and-death battles. He ... download PDF |
CC Roanoke—Issue 32
On a bright April morning, teenagers clasped hands or raised them in praise. At the Sunday worship service of Calvary Chapel Roanoke, VA, there was little difference between the ... download PDF |
Jesus Wept—Issue 32
Sunlight and somberness permeated the Virginia Tech campus, the Drillfield strewn with flowers and memorials to the 32 students killed in the shooting there on April 16. At the scene ... download PDF |
Big Tent Revival—Issue 32
On a temperate spring evening at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, Pastor Chuck Smith looked out at the congregation gathered under the sprawling white tent. He couldn’t help but remember a similar tent in ... download PDF |
Canada—Issue 31
In a small town on Canada’s Sunshine Coast, Roberta sat waiting for the youth leader to show up at the old church where she volunteered with teenagers. Her mind wandered to the past few weeks of her life: Her ... download PDF |
Committed to Serve—Issue 31
It was an overwhelming moment for Scott Smiley, a First Lieutenant Army Ranger, when he realized he would never see again.
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CC Yelm—Issue 31
The small prairie town of Yelm, WA, belies a sleepy, peaceful appearance while an unseen battle for people’s souls is waged between two worlds. On one side of the spiritual tug of war is a massive demonic “school” of ... download PDF |
El Salvador—Issue 31
“Quiero ser un pastor!” (I want to be a pastor) answered the colorfully dressed boy with excitement; Carlitos was being interviewed onstage by Carlos Bautista, pastor of Calvary Chapel El Salvador. The boy sat in a plastic ... download PDF |
Mexico, part 4—Issue 31
Deep in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, a 19-year-old Mayan considered the death practices of his ancestors. He found the rituals dark and fascinating. His small village was near the ancient Mayan remains of Chichen-Itzá ... download PDF |
Mexico, part 3—Issue 30
When the Barillaro family came to Mexicali 12 years ago, they slept in their truck and went door-to-door reading Spanish phrases they had scribbled on pieces of paper: “Hola, me llamo Juan …” At night, they would return to ... download PDF |
CF Seattle—Issue 30
Started nearly 30 years ago by a young hippie during the Jesus Movement, Calvary Fellowship Seattle has grown in number and influence. As Seattle believers have answered God’s call to missions, the church has touched ... download PDF |
CC Open Door—Issue 30
As Rudy waited tables at the small restaurant in Norman, OK, he looked at the friendly group of out-of-towners who had been coming to the restaurant the past couple of days. They were full of joy and energy—and something ... download PDF |
Mens Conference—Issue 30
More than 10,000 men attended the annual Calvary Chapel Men's Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California in October. Nearly 600 accepted Christ. ...
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Summer Fest—Issue 29
On a sunny afternoon in June, a young man walked along the bustling Pacific Coast Highway near Huntington Beach, CA. All around him were the bars, shops, surfers, tourists, and drifters common to ...
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CC Charleston, NC—Issue 29
After 12 years of prayer, sweat, and tears, Pastor Paul Charles of Calvary Chapel Charleston, SC, is passing the baton to a young man he discipled in the faith. The dedicated pastor planted the church ...
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Mexico, part 2—Issue 29
At the children’s burn hospital in Querétaro, Mexico, a huddle of injured children and their parents watched somberly as young men and women dressed as clowns approached. The clowns were students ...
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Mexico, part 1—Issue 28
From primitive Mayan villages to the bustling metropolis of Mexico City, God has been spreading His truth through Calvary Chapel ministries in Mexico for three decades. Fathers in the faith who discipled young ...
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CCBC—Issue 28
Graham Wathen strode across the Calvary Chapel Bible College grounds toward the library. Around him the sunlit campus in Murrieta, CA, was quiet. His head was whirling with the commitment he was ...
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CC La Habra—Issue 28
Lance Cook never planned on becoming a pastor. And he never planned on starting a church, sending missionaries around the world, or setting up a major relief operation to hurricane victims. But as ...
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Aaron Finfrock—Issue 28
One block east of the beach in Santa Barbara County, Reality Carpinteria is not your typical Calvary Chapel. With colored lights and simulated smoke during morning worship services, this young ...
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Reality—Issue 27
One block east of the beach in Santa Barbara County, Reality Carpinteria is not your typical Calvary Chapel. With colored lights and simulated smoke during morning worship services, this young ...
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Santa Barbara—Issue 26
Sucking victims through roofs and windows, the area's deadliest tornado in decades killed 22 people and injured more than 200 others on its ferrifying 42-mile run through Kentucky and southern ...
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Bay Saint Louis—Issue 26
Sucking victims through roofs and windows, the area's deadliest tornado in decades killed 22 people and injured more than 200 others on its ferrifying 42-mile run through Kentucky and southern ...
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Indiana—Issue 26
Sucking victims through roofs and windows, the area's deadliest tornado in decades killed 22 people and injured more than 200 others on its ferrifying 42-mile run through Kentucky and southern ...
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New Orleans—Issue 26
"Before this, I thought I had a strong faith and that I was close to God," he said. "But I didn't know what faith was until this happened. I never thought I could feel this or have such insights. I read the ...
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Gulf Coast—Issue 25
Driven by 145-mph winds, a 25-foot wall of hurricane storm surge slammed into coastal Mississippi as Gilda Seymour and her husband, Ken Freeman, huddled in her beauty salon in Ocean ...
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Mississippi—Issue 25
When a relief worker from CC Charlottesville offered to fill up her gas tank with fuel, the woman who had lost so much in the hurricane began to cry and ask aloud for forgiveness from her ...
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New Orleans—Issue 25
Battling the stench of sewage, rotten food, and mildew, Pastor Kevin Cox, CC New Orleans, had to sledgehammer open the door of his St. Bernard Parish home. His front room was a pile of ...
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YESSS Festival New Jersey—Issue 25
At Ocean Grove, New Jersey, thousands gathered to hear God’s message of salvation through Jesus Christ during the YESSS Beach festival, sponsored by The BridgeFM, a radio outreach of CC Old Bridge and Cornerstone CC. Many came forward ...
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CC Carson Valley—Issue 24
Deputy Bret Hicks—“I thought, ‘Oh, great,’ when Pastor Dan Steen first began the chaplainry program in the Sheriff ’s department, ‘now I have to deal with this civilian, be on my best behavior, and watch what ...
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Servant to the Serving—Issue 24
For the first time, Calvary Chapel chaplains—both active duty and reserve officers—are bringing verse-by-verse Bible teaching to service men and women in every branch of the armed forces. ...
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CC Beach Side—Issue 23
Spending his youth surfing the waves of his hometown, Huntington Beach, Mike Harris never envisioned himself pastoring on the shores of Southern California. “The last place I ever thought I’d be ...
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Missions Conference—Issue 23
Gathered in the large meeting room, missionaries from all over the world renewed friendships and met newcomers. At the annual missions conference, held each ...
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Send the Message—Issue 22
Send the Message conferences gather senior pastors, missions pastors, board members, and lay people from all over the country for multi-day events geared at ...
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CC Spring Valley—Issue 22
Thousands of chattering tots swarmed about the sprawling campus of Calvary Chapel Spring Valley (CCSV) in Las Vegas, Nevada, this past October 31. The air was crisp, and there was a ...
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CC Fort Lauderdale—Issue 21
The sun is still below the horizon on a balmy Florida morning. One hundred sleepy volunteers gather at CC Fort Lauderdale where buses and vans will transport them on a 3-hour ...
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CC South Bay—Issue 21
A rainbow of skin colors and ethnicities shone from 700 vacation Bible school attendees at CC South Bay, located south of Los Angeles, CA. The church reflects the ...
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Cuba—Issue 20
Treasures—simple treasures—beyond what Cuban women could afford. Twenty-eight-year-old Angela Santiesteban Pupo could not contain her gratitude. The team from America had brought many spiritual gifts ...
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Guatemala—Issue 20
On a warm December evening, fireworks exploded—celebrating the election of the new president of Guatemala. Nearby a team of short-term missionaries from CC Rancho Cucamonga, CA ...
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Puerto Rico—Issue 20
CC Puerto Rico Pastor Dan Crespo felt that the Lord gave him a vision to organize a local evangelistic ministry in the heart of the capital city of San Juan. The first White Field Crusade was held at a ...
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CC June Lake—Issue 20
High in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, in a resort town known for its winter skiing and summer fishing, CC June Lake shares the Gospel. ...
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CC Nashville—Issue 19
Kasie Day had recently lost her 16-year-old twin brother, who was killed when a train struck his car. A wooman from CC Chattanooga met Kasie, sensed her despair, and invited her to church. Then the youth group ...
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CC San Jose—Issue 19
Pastor Michael McClure had taught at CC San José before but never as the man slated to fill his father Don’s rather large shoes as senior pastor. Don had, after all, been used of the Lord to rescue the ...
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South and Central America Pastors Confernece—Issue 19
Rafael Yepes, a Colombian Sikuani, left his South American Indian tribe for the first time in his life to attend the South and Central America Pastors’ ...
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CC Tri-States—Issue 18
Cincinnati, Ohio—November 30, 2003—Nathaniel Jones, an African American, dies after resisting the efforts of six Cincinnati police offi cers to subdue him. The incident ...
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Mexico—Issue 16
With his van loaded up with a pallet full of donated clothes, Pancho Juarez took off with his wife and twin daughters for their monthly field trip to Tijuana, Mexico. Pancho’s initial desire was to ...
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CC Montebello—Issue 16
When Millie Juarez was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2001, the year that followed brought a dizzying blur of hospital visits, chemotherapy, and tests of faith. It was a season of clinging to ...
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Calvary Chapel Music—Issue 14
Holland Davis joined the staff at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa to oversee the School of Worship and the new recording studio. As he prayed for direction, God gave ...
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Haiti—Issue 14
With a new pair of thick glasses perched on his nose, the 8-year-old Haitian boy walked unsteadily outside, grasping the hand of a volunteer. Blinking and looking at the ground, he muttered in ...
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Haiti—Issue 14
In the back of the makeshift medical clinic in Morne Blanc, Jonal Celan, 20, lay face down on the concrete, a large tumor bulging from the back of his neck. He had walked four hours that morning to be the first ...
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CC Stone Mountain—Issue 14
Pastor Sandy Adams stood up and looked at the rows of empty chairs. He didn’t bother to get behind the podium but walked over to the only two people in the room—his wife, Kathy, and James Chapman ...
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Mexico—Issue 12
When God delivered Gerry Brown from bondage to drugs and restored his marriage, he and his wife felt a calling to help others find a relationship with Jesus Christ and the freedom that He alone ...
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New York—Issue 12
As images of the terrorist attacks flooded every home last September, citizens rose up in unparalleled patriotism and unity. Nationwide, the Christians’ response was unequaled in ...
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Olympics—Issue 11
A man was preaching damnation through a bullhorn from his perch in front of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. Michael Hunter, assistant pastor of Calvary Chapel Salt Lake, waited patiently for ...
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CC Golden Springs—Issue 10
Deep in Colombia’s war–ravaged country, in the capital city of Bogotá, Pastor Raul Ries looked out over the sea of faces before him— nearly 500 young men, sheathed in camouflage and ...
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CC Old Bridge—Issue 9
“I thought this was the wildest idea we ever had,” said Lloyd Pulley, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel in Old Bridge (CCOB), New Jersey. “God was in charge of the whole thing.” The story of CCOB ...
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New York—Issue 9
“I heard a terrible noise. It was a mixture of screams from the people nearby and a deep rumbling from above. I looked up and saw the World Trade Center collapsing. I froze for a second and then began to ...
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New York—Issue 9
A group of exhausted New York City firemen sat in the back of a pick-up truck at Ground Zero. Mike Finizio, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Manhattan, approached them to check on ...
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Puerto Rico—Issue 8
Pastor Dan Crespo, CC Flower City, New York, had traveled to Puerto Rico as part of a three-man team seeking God’s direction for a church plant there. Although this protectorate island of the ...
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Worship Generation—Issue 8
Fourteen years ago, a young surfer stood before a large crowd at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa about to proclaim his faith in Jesus Christ. Before he spoke, he was terrified by thoughts of ...
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Cuba—Issue 7
The Gospel would be taught today in the lush, eastern region of Cuba. William guided a mule across a fast-moving stream, making his way toward the mountains as he protected his Bible from the rising water ...
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CC Fort Lauderdale—Issue 6
"God wants every pastor to have a heart for the world because the Lord has a heart for the world. For God so loved the world,” said Bob Coy, senior pastor of CC Fort Lauderdale. “For that reason we ...
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Nicaragua—Issue 6
Ten-year-old Jose Luis lives in a simple tarp shelter atop a hill of trash in a city dump known as La Churreca. He doesn’t know where his parents are and lives by scavenging food or scrap ...
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CC Albequerque—Issue 3
“We entered an open air market in Ecuador. The thick heat of the afternoon sun was beating down upon us. The whole village gathered around to look at our costumes and painted faces. ...
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CC Bible College—Issue 3
Sitting outside the chapel on the Calvary Chapel Bible College and Conference Center campus, Heather Merz gazes at the sun’s reflection in the lake. She keeps her attention precariously ...
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