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As a boy, Carl Sloan began to perform miracles, healing the sick. But the world hated him -- for being born a thousand years too soon.
The tenseness in the tiny court room was a live thing that you could feel clear down to your insoles. The thick silence was broken as the judge said solemnly: "Your objection will be taken under advisement by the court, Counselor. In what manner will the childhood of the defendant be relevant to this case, Mr. Prosecutor?"