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The transcript supplied stops at the end of this section. You may, perchance, have become very excitable at the prospect of knowing more about the operation of free will among saints and angels, in which case, in the words of the old song "There's bread and cheese upon the shelf. If you want any more you can sing it yourself." | |
Sentences of Peter Lombard. From a private collection. Photographs © Dianne Tillotson. | |
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