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Pastor Jón: Please excuse him for not using Latin in the right places. He is a unique person in this world. But he must not be allowed to know it. He has a theory; or more accurately, a fable. He thinks he has discovered the powder. I hope he keeps it dry. But when he says he needs the use of a church, then I say Pass and nothing will shift me from that.
Embi: What does he want with a church? Pastor Jón: They are going to attempt reanimation there.