Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into …

C. S. Lewis
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Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop.
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Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop.

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