Waknuk People

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In conclusion the waknuk people are not able to welcome people that don’t match god’s expectation of a human .some people Are abnormal in the waknuk people’s eyes the waknuk people don’t understand that everyone is not perfect because that is impossible they think everyone in their community is a perfect human but they are not. kids are divided from normal and abnormal little kids that haven’t been in this world more than an hour are being called out as a abnormal human and sadly some end up being

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