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rock road had washed out for the second time this year, and the people of Livingston will not allow us to pass through their village. That is such a shame because we could market our wares there if only those people would open their hearts and minds to us.
The shock of the discovery upon our return is beyond all my descriptive powers. Even now it is difficult for me to accept the reality of what has happened.
There were four in allGentle, the five-year-old, Sweet Jasmine, his sister, and my own sweet fruits, David and Anna Child. None of them had witnessed more than eight summers.
They were mutilated. Oh, sweetest Jesus, how could anyone do this to the children? How could anyone outrage and violate these most precious vessels of love and innocence?
Brother Johnn found young Gentle. He had been decapitated. Sweet Jasmine had been violated, her woman-child parts eviscerated. David and Anna Child were similarly treated and then dismembered. There is strong evidencemy heart tears at the thought of this unholy desecrationthat they were cannibalized.
Sister Paula was the first; may her soul rest in the everlasting light of the Almighty. Brother Johnn accepts her wrenching anguish as sufficient reason for the taking

 
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