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No Matter How Bad Things Are, They Can Always Be Worse. So What If My Stroke Left Me With A Speech Impediment? Moses Had One, And He Did All Right.

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No Matter How Bad

Kirk Douglas

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No Matter How Bad Things Are, They Can Always Be Worse. So What If My Stroke Left Me With A Speech Impediment? Moses Had One, And He Did All Right.

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