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| I want you to spend Christmas with me in the Abbey of Gethsemani. | |
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| Okay, but I have to read a book per day, which means I'm going to have to spend most of my time reading there. | |
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| An Abbey is for meditation, to escape such earthly distractions. You're not allowed to read anything but Thomas Merton. | |
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| Thomas Merton, Thomas Merton, Thomas Merton! | |
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