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Atonement Quote by Ted Chiang

“Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.” quote by Ted Chiang — Download Open image

“Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.”

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