A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccounta…

Ambrose Bierce
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A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable, as beating a normal hand of four kings and an ace with four aces and a king. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.164, University of Georgia Press
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A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable, as beating a normal hand of four kings and an ace with four aces and a king. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.164, University of Georgia Press

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