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Why is this happening to me? - 'The Fifth Mountain' - BONUS MATERIAL

Why is this happening to me? - 'The Fifth Mountain' - BONUS MATERIAL

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‘I have served the Lord who now abandons me into the hands of mine enemies’, said Elijah.

This opening line from Part 1 of The Fifth Mountain lays out the psychological premise for the entire story. As Paulo wrote in his introduction:

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