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    <body><![CDATA[A fantastic companion for prayer and contemplation! The images and writings of Merton are fantastic prayer material. He has a way with words that cuts to the deepest human desires and emotions. It also reveals a lot of who Merton was interiorly.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book, but difficult to read. Often I felt like the prayers were taken a bit out of context. It was interesting to watch the style change across the book. Some of the best prayers were towards the end of the book. ]]></body>
    
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