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Prayer was never meant to be magic,' Mother said.'Then why bother with it?' Suzy scowled.'Because it's an act of love,' Mother said.

Prayer was never meant to be magic,’ Mother said.’Then why bother with it?’ Suzy scowled.’Because it’s an act of love,’ Mother said.
– Madeleine LEngle

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