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THEN . . .

PART | ONE

THIRTEEN NIGHTS AGO

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

PART | TWO

1972: THE FIRST ABSOLUTION

NINE

1972: THE SECOND ABSOLUTION

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

1973: THE THIRD ABSOLUTION

FIFTEEN

PART | THREE

1975: THE FOURTH ABSOLUTION

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

TWENTY-ONE

SPRING 1980: THE FIFTH ABSOLUTION

TWENTY-TWO

TWENTY-THREE

TWENTY-FOUR

PART | FOUR

1976: FORGIVENESS—THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

TWENTY-FIVE

TWENTY-SIX

TWENTY-SEVEN

TWENTY-EIGHT

JANUARY 1981: THE FINAL ABSOLUTION

TWENTY-NINE

EPILOGUE

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