| As I usually do over the Holidays, I
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| | speaking to each other in the heavens
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| watched one of my all-time favorite
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| | about George. Clarence is trying hard to
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| actors in one of my all time favorite
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| | get his wings and become a full scale
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| movies and that's Jimmy Stewart in "It's
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| | angel, but has to accomplish a task in
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| a Wonderful Life". Co-starring Donna Reed
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| | order to do this. His task is to help
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| and made in the 1940s, the movie was not
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| | George help himself get out of this mess.
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| critically acclaimed at the time, but
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| | George, by this time, has swallowed his
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| over the years has become a stable of the
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| | pride and even gone to Mr. Potter (who
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| Holiday Season. If you have not seen it,
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| | knowingly has the money Uncle Billy had
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| you need to, and if you have, then you
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| | left in his lap) and ask him for help.
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| all know it revolves around a small town
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| | George tells Potter that HE has misplaced
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| businessman George Bailey from Bedford
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| | the money, which Potter knows is not the
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| Falls, New York, who, as he grows up, has
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| | case. He responds by telling George he
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| all of these dreams of doing wonderful
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| | will call the Sheriff and swear out a
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| things with his life, and hopes of
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| | warrant for his arrest for embezzlement
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| traveling to all the farthest points in
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| | and malfeasance of office. In his effort
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| the world. His plans are constantly
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| | to offer collateral for a loan, George
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| interrupted by world events and family
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| | tells Potter he has 500 dollars equity in
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| circumstances, which include the death of
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| | a whole life insurance policy. Potter
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| his father, the great depression, and
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| | tells him he is worth more dead than he
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| World War II. George's father and his
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| | is alive. George leaves and begins
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| Uncle Billy years earlier had started the
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| | drinking and becomes intoxicated and gets
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| Baileys Brothers Building and Loan to
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| | in a fight at a local bar. After the
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| help the less fortunate people of Bedford
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| | fight he leaves in his car and runs into
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| Falls obtain the great American Dream of
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| | a tree in a heavy snowstorm. George
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| home ownership. Their only alternative is
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| | arrives at the bridge across the river
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| high rent or exorbitant interest rates to
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| | and thinks of Potters statement, and is
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| the local scrooge Mr. Potter. Uncle Billy
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| | contemplating suicide by jumping off the
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| is a classic ADHD type individual. An
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| | bridge when Clarence Angel second class
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| Irishmen, like me, who apparently has
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| | arrives on the scene. Clarence throws
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| never been married, has a pet crow he
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| | himself in the river and begins screaming
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| carries around with him, and a pet
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| | for help, knowing George will save him.
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| squirrel at home. He is constantly
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| | George jumps in and saves Clarence, and
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| worrying and has little self
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| | they go into the railway station nearby
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| esteem.George manages to support his
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| | to dry off and warm up. Clarence tells
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| family after marrying Mary, who is played
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| | George he is an angel, which George
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| by Donna Reed, and having a house full of
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| | mocks. While discussing things, George
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| children. He sees a lot of his friends go
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| | says everyone would be better off if he
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| on to success in other areas, and gives
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| | (George) had never been born. Clarence
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| up his hopes of travel and doing great
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| | admonishes him for this, and George
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| things, as he is hopelessly attached to
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| | insists it's the truth. Clarence seizes
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| his fathers old Building and Loan
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| | on this as his chance, and tells George
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| business. George's younger brother Harry
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| | that if he really means it, he can make
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| Bailey has inadvertently benefited from
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| | it so that George Bailey had never been
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| George his whole life, from the time
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| | born.Clarence and George then begin a
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| George saved him from an icy death in a
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| | very enlightening journey around Bedford
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| winter lake sledding accident, to Harry
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| | Falls which is now known as "Potterville"
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| getting to go to college when George's
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| | as George tries to find his family and
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| father dies, forcing George to stay home.
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| | friends. None of whom know him as he has
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| And finally, Harry going off to WWII and
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| | never been born. They visit the bar that
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| George having to stay at home, due to a
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| | he and Clarence are thrown out. They go
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| loss of hearing in one ear from his
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| | to the cemetery and discover Harry
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| heroic effort to save his brother in the
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| | Bailey's tombstone from when he drowned
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| icy lake years earlier. Harry goes on to
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| | at age 9, because George was not there to
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| win the Congressional Medal of Honor.On
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| | save him. George learns that all the men
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| the day of the welcome home celebration
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| | that Harry had saved to earn the Medal of
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| for Harry, Uncle Billy has eight thousand
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| | Honor in WWII also died, because Harry
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| dollars of the Building and Loans money
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| | was not alive to save them. He finds out
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| to deposit in the bank, and he runs in to
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| | Mary, his wife, is an old maid. His
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| the notorious scrooge Mr. Potter. Uncle
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| | children do not exist. His mother is
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| Billy, in typical ADHD fashion, cannot
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| | forced to operate a boarding house to
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| pass up the opportunity to brag up his
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| | support herself, as George was not there
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| nephew Harry Bailey's heroics and the
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| | to take over the Building and Loan and
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| headlines in the paper about his welcome
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| | support her. He finds out Uncle Billy has
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| home celebration. Absentminded Uncle
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| | been in an insane asylum since George's
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| Billy accidentally wraps up the deposit
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| | father died, and the Building and Loan
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| money in the newspaper which he
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| | was voted out of business by its board of
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| braggingly drops in Mr. Potters lap. When
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| | directors. George suddenly comes to the
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| he goes to the bank teller to make the
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| | realization of what an impact he has made
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| deposit, he realizes the money is
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| | in other people's lives. He runs back to
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| missing, and having no clue as to what
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| | the bridge, desperately seeking his life
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| happened to it, frantically tries to
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| | and family back.The town cop comes up and
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| retrace his steps back to the Building
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| | asks George if he is OK, and George
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| and Loan. Arriving back at the Building
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| | realizes he is back to reality. He runs
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| and Loan, he is in a panic trying to tear
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| | home to find out that all of his friends
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| his office apart trying to figure out how
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| | and family have come to his aid
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| to tell George what has happened.When
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| | financially, and he will not be
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| George comes in to the office in a great
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| | prosecuted. In the piles of money, he
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| mood due to the upcoming celebration,
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| | finds a book autographed by Clarence,
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| Uncle Billy tells him of the problem.
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| | thanking George for helping him get his
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| George drags Uncle Billy all around town
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| | wings.The moral of the story and the
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| trying to retrace his steps. Uncle Billy
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| | message of this newsletter is that all of
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| naturally continues to go downhill fast
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| | us are important, and have made a
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| in guilt and self blame, which culminates
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| | difference in people's lives. Even if
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| at his house when George losses his
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| | some of us feel like we are the Uncle
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| temper and shakes his uncle, calling him
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| | Billy's of our family, we are important
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| a silly fool, and shaking him, asking him
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| | and vital members of our families and
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| if he knows that this means scandal and
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| | friends lives. The world would be a lot
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| bankruptcy and prison. George leaves a
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| | less interesting and probably a lot
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| mess, leaving Uncle Billy sobbing with
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| | poorer if any of us had never been
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| only his crow and squirrel to console
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| | born.Wish all of you a wonderful
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| him. George arrives home on Christmas Eve
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| | 2005.Patrick Hurley
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| and begins taking things out on all those
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| | Patrick Hurley was on the Johnson County
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| people he loves the most (sound familiar
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| | Sheriff's Department for 17 years
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| to any of you? - it does to me).The
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| | (Lieutenant) and was an Adult Probation
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| premise of the whole movie began with God
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| | Officer for
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| and an Angel second class named Clarence
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| | 5 years.
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