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"text": "Jag hoppades att prästen inte hade sett mig och att han inte heller skulle känna igen min ryggtafla, och jag hade redan i det närmaste glömt honom, då jag plötsligt fick se honom stå bredvid mig med armarna på broräcket liksom jag och hufvudet på sned – i alldeles samma attityd som för tjugu år sen i Jakobs kyrka, då jag satt i familjebänken vid min salig mors sida och för första gången såg denna förskräckliga fysionomi skjuta upp i predikstolen som en otäck svamp och klämma i med sitt abba, käre fader.",
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