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She [the Virgin Mary] Was Normal. She Had Already Had Other Children. The Bible Tells Us That Jesus Had Two Brothers. Virginity, As It Relates To Jesus, Is Based On A Different Thing: Mary Initiated A New Generation Of Grace. A New Era Began. She Is The Cosmic Bride, Earth, Which Opens To The Heavens And Allows Itself To Be Fertilized.

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She [the Virgin Mary]

Paulo Coelho

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She [the Virgin Mary] Was Normal. She Had Already Had Other Children. The Bible Tells Us That Jesus Had Two Brothers. Virginity, As It Relates To Jesus, Is Based On A Different Thing: Mary Initiated A New Generation Of Grace. A New Era Began. She Is The Cosmic Bride, Earth, Which Opens To The Heavens And Allows Itself To Be Fertilized.

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