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THE BLESSING. A forty-five year old Christopher pays a Thanksgiving visit to Free Earth, or more accurately to Magnolia's amazing home just across the border in Modesto. Therein, the needy Christopher struggles to make a fresh start and his undisputed play of the day reveals the real blessing of Thanksgiving.

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