REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It i…

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REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.181, 谷月社
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REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.181, 谷月社

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