Citizen Ruth
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1:13:02
Now can I have
that pen and paper?

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Eric?
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You want to get me
some ice?

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Sure, Blaine.
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You're a great kid.
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Did I ever tell you
about Eric?

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Yeah.
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His mother was standing
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on the steps
of the abortuary

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about to go in
and kill her baby.

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And she heard a Christian voice,
and that voice said,

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"You don't have to go
in there.

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"God loves you.
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God loves your baby."
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So she stopped, with tears
in her eyes, and she said,

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"I'm an unmarried woman.
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"I cannot afford the expenses
of having a child.

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"No one cared enough
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"to give me the strength
to accept this baby.

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No one but this one
Christian man."

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And that Christian man...
was me.

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Ha ha ha!
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Years later, at a rally,
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I saw the young lady again.
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And I said to her,
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"What's
this young man's name?"

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And she said,
"This is Eric."

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And that was the proudest day
of my life.

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Hey, Harlan.
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Hey.
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Thanks for that money.
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No problem.
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Are you married, Harlan?

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