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Yes, I Was A Parish Priest For Five Years. I Was A Curate In A Large Working Class Parish In Bristol And The Vicar Of A Village In Kent.
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Yes, I Was A Parish
John Polkinghorne
Yes, I Was A Parish Priest For Five Years. I Was A Curate In A Large Working Class Parish In Bristol And The Vicar Of A Village In Kent.
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