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11 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About Mormons
Business Insider ^ | 2011

Posted on 06/30/2011 12:33:48 PM PDT by Colofornian

...The church's assets are thought to be worth more than $30 billion.

...The church reportedly receives more than $5 billion in tithes every year.

The church also has substantial real estate and for-profit business investments, managed by Deseret Management Corp. The company is one of the largest owners of farm and ranch land in the U.S. It owns the country's largest nut producer, AgReserves, Inc., the 14th largest radio chain, Bonneville International Corp...

Economic entrepreneurialism is...part of Mormon doctrine — 88 of...112 revelations received by... founder Joseph Smith deal with fiscal matters.

SNIP

The Twilight saga is actually about the Mormon belief in eternal marriage.

The Twilight series, by Mormon author Stephanie Meyers, is an allegory for the Mormon concept of "celestial marriage" - the belief that a couple that is "sealed" in a Mormon temple will stay bound together forever...

Edward and Bella's bond is sealed when Edward bites Bella. As with a Mormon marriage, there's no turning back for Bella, who is transformed into a vampire for eternity.

SNIP

The Mormon church thinks polygamy might be okay in the afterlife.

...(the official Mormon church)...still believes...the divine principle of plural marriage may apply in heaven. In the case of death or divorce, Mormon men can be sealed to another wife and all of their celestial marriages will be honored in eternity.

The LDS...tried to distance itself from...40,000 fundamentalist Mormons who still practice polygamy...

SNIP

Mormons wear special undergarments called a "temple garment"...designed to give "protection against temptation and evil."

Many Mormons believe the underwear provides spiritual protection.

SNIP

Mormons believe that when Jesus returns, he's coming to the U.S.

Mormons believe...all the...Christian churches fell into apostasy...

...Jesus will personally return to reign over a paradisaical Kingdom on earth. His headquarters will be at the...temple in Jackson County, Missouri...

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Other Christian; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics; Theology
KEYWORDS: frinquisition; iamboredibashmormons; iamholierthanthough; lds; mormon; pervertjosephsmith; polygamy; twilight
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To: Elsie

He only went to jail a couple of years ago. But since then u are right troll has posted he served a mission in Japan in the 1980’s, so he’s an old roll.


441 posted on 07/02/2011 8:28:42 AM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: Elsie

lol


442 posted on 07/02/2011 8:29:39 AM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: Elsie

Glad I could provide you with so much fodder today.


443 posted on 07/02/2011 8:30:44 AM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: Elsie; benhoganfan

I am very happy in my faith and would never consider changing.

- - - - - -

Of course he is. Mormonism feeds the flesh. It feeds feelings of self-righteousness and superiority (much of what we have seen on this thread by the LDS poster), makes them feel in charge of their destiny (godhood), and encourages them to be condescending to others since they think they are the only ones who have the truth.

Mormonism feeds sin, pure and simple. And that makes people, without Christ, feel very good indeed. It is also a way Satan holds on to them and keeps them from the truth.


444 posted on 07/02/2011 8:35:02 AM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: Godzilla; greyfoxx39; benhoganfan; reaganaut; aMorePerfectUnion; Tennessee Nana; Elsie; ...
BTW, if Jesus were to try to join the mormon church, how many of His actions would pass the temple recommend interview?...and would HE be required to clean the toilets in your buildings??[Godzilla]

He would probably have a high priest condemn him for his grooming and deny him the opportunity to pass out communion.[Greyfoxx]

Well, he certainly wouldn't be able to get into BYU!

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445 posted on 07/02/2011 8:47:02 AM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: Elsie; colorcountry; Colofornian; svcw; Zakeet; Tennessee Nana; aMorePerfectUnion; Godzilla; ...
I have a suspicion that zotted mormons are being given access to the accounts of others with early sign-up dates.

I believe that being accessories to "lyin' for the Lard" would be considered exemplary behavior in battling the dreaded apostates. Prolly had an announcement in PH meeting recommending this new "service" along with emails.

446 posted on 07/02/2011 10:08:37 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (My God can't be bribed by money or good works or bound by manmade "covenants". Romney's can.)
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To: greyfoxx39

That certainly makes sense. Certain use of language is a dead giveaway. Seems we see and hear certain familiar phrases. Bad usage by one individual sometimes gets perfect BTW.


447 posted on 07/02/2011 10:13:31 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where Freepers meet on July 23)
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To: greyfoxx39

BenZeroPlacemarker


448 posted on 07/02/2011 10:14:08 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (A Nation of Sheep Breeds a Government of Wolves!)
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To: greyfoxx39
I think that chart should be posted as a thread, Elsie.

I can hardly keep up with the ones we GOT!

And how would our good friend Greg West be able to skim even MORE MORMON writings?


Speaking of witch...


See some differences between GOD's Word and the Joseph Smith's 'translation'
 


 
 
 
 
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*(UNDERLINED stuff is the DISTRACTING reference on every fifth word that infuses LDS 'scripture' online.)
 
 
 
 
 

JOSEPH SMITH—MATTHEW
An extract from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet in 1831: Matthew 23: 39 and chapter 24.
Jesus foretells the impending destruction of Jerusalem—He also discourses on the second coming of the Son of Man, and the destruction of the wicked.
 
  1 aFor I say unto you, that ye shall not see me henceforth and know that I am he of whom it is written by the prophets, until ye shall say: Blessed is he who bcometh in the name of the Lord, in the clouds of heaven, and all the holy angels with him. Then understood his disciples that he should come again on the earth, after that he was glorified and ccrowned on the right hand of God.
  2 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him, for to ahear him, saying: Master, show us concerning the buildings of the temple, as thou hast said—They shall be thrown down, and left unto you desolate.
  3 And Jesus said unto them: See ye not all these things, and do ye not understand them? Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here, upon this temple, one astone upon another that shall not be thrown down.
  4 And Jesus left them, and went upon the Mount of Olives. And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be which thou hast said concerning the destruction of the temple, and the Jews; and what is the asign of thy bcoming, and of the cend of the world, or the destruction of the dwicked, which is the end of the world?
  5 And Jesus answered, and said unto them: Take heed that no man deceive you;
  6 For many shall come in my name, saying—I am aChrist—and shall deceive many;
  7 Then shall they deliver you up to be aafflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be bhated of all nations, for my name’s sake;
  8 And then shall many be aoffended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another;
  9 And many afalse prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many;
  10 And because iniquity shall abound, the alove of many shall wax cold;
  11 But he that remaineth asteadfast and is not overcome, the same shall be saved.
  12 When you, therefore, shall see the aabomination of bdesolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of cJerusalem, then you shall stand in the dholy place; whoso readeth let him understand.
  13 Then let them who are in Judea flee into the amountains;
  14 Let him who is on the housetop flee, and not return to take anything out of his house;
  15 Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes;
  16 And wo unto them that are with achild, and unto them that give suck in those days;
  17 Therefore, pray ye the Lord that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day;
  18 For then, in those days, shall be great atribulation on the bJews, and upon the inhabitants of cJerusalem, such as was not before sent upon Israel, of God, since the beginning of their kingdom until this time; no, nor ever shall be sent again upon Israel.
  19 All things which have befallen them are only the beginning of the sorrows which shall come upon them.
  20 And except those days should be shortened, there should none of their flesh be asaved; but for the elect’s sake, according to the bcovenant, those days shall be shortened.
  21 Behold, these things I have spoken unto you concerning the Jews; and again, after the tribulation of those days which shall come upon Jerusalem, if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there, believe him not;
  22 For in those days there shall also arise false aChrists, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch, that, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect, who are the elect according to the covenant.
  23 Behold, I speak these things unto you for the aelect’s sake; and you also shall hear of bwars, and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled, for all I have told you must come to pass; but the end is not yet.
  24 Behold, I have told you before;
  25 Wherefore, if they shall say unto you: Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: Behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not;
  26 For as the light of the morning cometh out of the aeast, and shineth even unto the west, and covereth the whole earth, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
  27 And now I show unto you a parable. Behold, wheresoever the acarcass is, there will the eagles be bgathered together; so likewise shall mine elect be gathered from the four quarters of the earth.
  28 And they shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars.
  29 Behold I speak for mine elect’s sake; for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be afamines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
  30 And again, because iniquity shall abound, the love of men shall wax acold; but he that shall not be overcome, the same shall be saved.
  31 And again, this aGospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all bnations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the wicked;
  32 And again shall the aabomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, be fulfilled.
  33 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the asun shall be bdarkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the cstars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
  34 Verily, I say unto you, this ageneration, in which these things shall be shown forth, shall not pass away until all I have told you shall be fulfilled.
  35 Although, the days will come, that heaven and earth shall pass away; yet my awords shall not pass away, but all shall be fulfilled.
  36 And, as I said before, after the atribulation of those days, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the earth bmourn; and they shall see the cSon of Man dcoming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory;
  37 And whoso atreasureth up my word, shall not be deceived, for the Son of Man shall bcome, and he shall send his cangels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the dremainder of his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
  38 Now learn a parable of the afig-tree—When its branches are yet tender, and it begins to put forth leaves, you know that summer is nigh at hand;
  39 So likewise, mine elect, when they shall see all these things, they shall know that he is near, even at the doors;
  40 But of that day, and hour, no one aknoweth; no, not the angels of God in heaven, but my Father only.
  41 But as it was in the days of aNoah, so it shall be also at the coming of the Son of Man;
  42 For it shall be with them, as it was in the days which were before the aflood; for until the day that Noah entered into the ark they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage;
  43 And aknew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
  44 Then shall be fulfilled that which is written, that in the alast days, two shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other bleft;
  45 Two shall be grinding at the mill, the one shall be taken, and the other left;
  46 And what I say unto one, I say unto all men; awatch, therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord doth come.
  47 But know this, if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to have been broken up, but would have been ready.
  48 Therefore be ye also aready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh.
  49 Who, then, is a afaithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
  50 Blessed is that aservant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing; and verily I say unto you, he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
  51 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord adelayeth his coming,
  52 And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken,
  53 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
  54 And shall cut him asunder, and shall appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there shall be weeping and agnashing of teeth.
  55 And thus cometh the aend of the wicked, according to the prophecy of Moses, saying: They shall be cut off from among the people; but the end of the earth is not yet, but by and by.

KJV Matthew 23:38-39  24:1-51
 
 
 
 
 
 39.  For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
 

 1.  And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
 2.  And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
 3.  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
 4.  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
 5.  For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
 6.  And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
 7.  For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 8.  All these are the beginning of sorrows.
 9.  Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
 10.  And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
 11.  And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
 12.  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
 13.  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
 14.  And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
 15.  When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
 16.  Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
 17.  Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
 18.  Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
 19.  And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
 20.  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
 21.  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 22.  And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
 23.  Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
 24.  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
 25.  Behold,
I have told you before.
 26.  Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
 27.  For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 28.  For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
 29.  Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 30.  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
 31.  And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
 32.  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
 33.  So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
 34.  Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
 35.  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
 36.  But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
 37.  But as the days of Noe were,
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 38.  For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

 39.  And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 40.  Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
 41.  Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
 42.  Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
 43.  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
 44.  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
 45.  Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
 46.  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
 47.  Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
 48.  But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
 49.  And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
 50.  The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
  51.  And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 
 
 
 
King James Version of the Holy Bible
Public domain
 
 

449 posted on 07/02/2011 7:12:31 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: reaganaut

The punk is in the frosting,
and the fodder is in shock.


450 posted on 07/02/2011 7:14:02 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: reaganaut

I have it on good authority that JESUS ate MEAT when the weather was warm...


451 posted on 07/02/2011 7:15:00 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Elsie

Well of course he did, he didn’t have the benefit of ‘continuing revelation’ by a prophet in SLC.


452 posted on 07/02/2011 9:31:42 PM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: reaganaut
Have ya noticed how our resident FR MORMONs are SILENT on this subject?
453 posted on 07/03/2011 4:58:08 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
In the end, who cares that the name Jesus Christ is in the denom’s full title? It doesn’t mattet squat.

Well, it does matter that it is using the Lord's name in vain. Otherwise, I agree with you. :-)

454 posted on 07/03/2011 7:28:29 AM PDT by alnick
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To: Elsie

Yes, yes I have. Wonder why? Could it be because they are violating their precious Word of Wisdom?


455 posted on 07/03/2011 9:29:22 AM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: Colofornian

OK, now I think you’ve got it right. I totally believe the full-time higher ups are getting paid (at least I hope so for their sakes :) and I knew about the clerk thing from several other sources. I have no bishop data from before 1981 so I can’t comment authoritatively there.

As to not challenging the others, I have such a limited amount of time to play here that I can only afford to spend it where I really care and/or can actually contribute. The stridency of both extremes tends to grate, although by averaging them together you can actually get a pretty clear picture. So keep on keeping on!


456 posted on 07/03/2011 9:54:58 AM PDT by Technocrat
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To: Former Fetus

He is blessed to have you as a friend.


457 posted on 07/03/2011 12:11:00 PM PDT by alnick
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To: Colofornian; reaganaut; Tennessee Nana
Have y'all read "Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Mormons"? I'm currently stuying "with the Jehovah's Witnesses" but next I want to seriously get ready to witness to Mormons. Do you have any other suggestions?

My main gripe is how they demand to know where do I get my information from. Then they tell me that it is not a reputable source. I even had one tell me that the website for the LDS Church had been hacked and misleading information put into it!

One last question, I read somewhere that young missionaries, when confronted by a Bible-believing Christian report to their counselor who explains to them how mistaken the Christian was, and stops them from returning to that Christian's home. Is that true? It's been almost a year since the last Mormons visited. I asked them in, offered them something to drink, and got into a very animated discussion of Mormon beliefs... They got up and almost ran out of the house, with me calling out to remember Galatians 1:8. They never came back and that was NOT my intention. As a stay-home mom I don't have many opportunities to witness to lost people, so I like it when Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses knock at the door. At least the JW return, usually with an older person, but those Mormon boys never came back!

458 posted on 07/03/2011 1:31:41 PM PDT by Former Fetus
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To: Former Fetus; Colofornian; reaganaut; Tennessee Nana

Pardon if I pipe in here.

The “reputable source” issue is a mormon’s primary backfire mechanism to negate evidences and proofs against mormonism. They have been taught that anything outside of mormon circles is false. So it is a hard hill to climb, but it is possible.

Big objections on citations from “Journal of Discourses”, never mind that if these teachings by their prophets and apostles are ‘opinion’, that they then were teaching false doctrines.

However, the allegation that lds.org has been hacked is a new one to me.

Probably one of the most important points is to establish definitions of words and phrases used. When you say “salvation” for instance, it doesn’t mean the same to a Christian as it does a mormon - so in the mormon mind, the definition scrolls to that of mormonism, not necessarily what you had intended on meaning.

If you cite from the Bible (KJV), the bom, D&C and the POGP, they have little grounds for argument. Use online resources such as www.utlm.org; www.irr.org; www.4witness.org; among other high standard sites to assist in the understanding of these other mormon scriptures and how to use them to show mormonism to be false.

BTW, don’t give up on the invites - you’re doing it right!


459 posted on 07/03/2011 2:24:23 PM PDT by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: Godzilla

Thanks, I really appreciate your suggestions. I will keep on trying, I just hope my house is not marked as a “don’t go”!


460 posted on 07/03/2011 2:29:42 PM PDT by Former Fetus
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