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lilith was never much for cooking, she made a cake one time covered with vanilla frosting
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good day to you, brother jeremiah, sarah, mrs.andrews
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nice weather for the wedding
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with luck harvest time will be bountiful
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isnt alfred with you
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david is bringing him
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let me have it
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i do believe we are going to have one hundred days without frost
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cant wait to see slopes heavy with the trees in bloom
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unless we have misfortune
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there must be no misfortune with the new harvest, the valley cant go through that again
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ill seek guidance in the book
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we both know there are husband and husbands
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cant someone keep rebecca quiet. this is a happy but serious day
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seeking comfort in the law, elder maxfield
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its is our strength and our source
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never heard such foolishness
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he is an outsider. he must be welcomed. he must know of our gratitude
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this is the only suit i have
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itll be the only suit at the wedding that is a good sign
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no no im fine thank you a little nervoust maybe
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and why not alfred this is your wedding day we'd best begin
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thank you jeremiah
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will everyone be seated
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sssssshhh
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i have the book, the law
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the book, the law
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i speak the name of the harvest time with love
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love
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harvest time, harvest time
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harvest time, harvest time
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it begins
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it begins
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you know, alfred few outsiders come here
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i hope my girls find someone as nice
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sarah tells us you have no family
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no now ive got sarah
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youre in your eighteenth year
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i wont get any younger
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i suppose youve heard strange things about us
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i think thats because you stay to your selves so much, i mean you hardly ever come into town except to buy supplies
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thats the way we like it alfred
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its okay, i guess im always telling mr.scott, hes the man i work for, that one of these days im just going to pack up take off, and he'll never see me again. ive got- wandering dust on my shoes
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outsiders object to the way we leade our lives
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mrs.andrews says sarahs ready for the ceremony
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so are we
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she aint right in the head
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sit down daughter
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they come over the hills with their hound dogs- some of the men had rifles
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rebecca youre speaking out of turn
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she ought to be locked in the attic room: someone ought to put her up there and throw away the key
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David
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no more sense than a field mouse
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you are to sit there alfred
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guess i cant go upsetting all them things
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bring in she who has brought the bridegroom to our valley
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take her hand dont be shy
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let us proceed
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tell him how it started elder maxfield hes got the right to know
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its all here in the book
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you mean the bible
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the book the foxfire book most of it writ by hand. the ink so faded cant tell how old it be
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he was our first leader way back
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our ancestors were driven from place to place. our ways and customs were strange
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of course you didnt
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if our harvest time is bad-
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you wouldnt have to starve you could get help
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its all here. in the book. we must live by our harvest. ask help of no one.
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why is eighteen so important
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its when a young man or woman is in their prime. the blood is strong and rich flowing like a river
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that was the year the harvest went bad. the apples were mushy and sour, even pigs wouldnt eat them
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the law says we cant sacrifice from withing the valley
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we have to send out our best to bring them back willingly
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they must come willingly to the valley
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they must come willingly
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its in the book
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its a great honor to be chosen to be a part of the harvest
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its the law sacrifice
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sacrifice
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its over very quickly
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