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" i$h#or' &aili"$ i" this sa)r ! !uty' att .+t a$ai"st thy li& ' thy li# rty a"! thy i"t r sts' th " thou shalt ! stroy a"! a""ihilat hi. &or th su+r . la, o& s l&2+r s rvatio" +r vails. T "th. Thou shalt )o"si! r thy )ou"try.a" .or tha" thy " i$h#or* thou shalt s hi. thy &ri "!' thy #roth r or at l ast thy )o.ra! ' ,ith ,ho. thou art #ou"! #y o" &at ' #y th sa. (oys a"! sorro,s a"! #y )o..o" as+iratio"s a"! i"t r sts.