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By Jack Joseph Smith

: a be good for yous May I &0 ony he asked my parents: looking directly at thenly as:if he had’ know ‘who they were for a thousand years, They said yes-in their own: coaifzont, ond he continued; You have- already seen a saints Don't doubt, she-really is a saints He -was rightj:'Te last one alive-of the three children of Fatema had come to visit our classroom at Mount Mercy; I was startled, Your nature-is-to question. yourself! Try not to do thiss for it will bring you to questioning others, and this is the very thing. that makes: people afraid of living§: He-turned to my mother and father once -agaim and asked, hag. he experienced’ situations :of deceasement very often, Yess they answereds: Gon seiously or uncotisoiously, .he questioned ‘further, Both, replyed my nother: Then: you are-his second parents; Yes, he is adopted, replyed’ ny mothers her : Trish nature-totelly caught’ up in the manh powers’ You are-very Irish, bless \ yous he very wnghy said to her Send him to the school, where-walks the: : : strong man I spoke off: He has: gone beyond death, After the boy Michael, has: : been with him awhile, nothing in this world will’ ever. close-his-heart: in. feax§! : : He turned’ back to me saying, hello Michaels: Michael is your name ye it nots | I nodded’ my head seemingly understanding the Completeness of his realization, ! Michael the ark Angel} he saidé’ A fine soul to be calling out the-strength of ! an Irish child; Do you feel happy Michael? ¥ou do not-need to answer: that question; j i meawe innekence It was only ment to ensouage your spirit that is edasaty—bingling with innooiences: i : Thank you Michael, and his mother and father, he said turning, and wattiap aways’ bees i | i

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AI Interpretation

GPT

The magician confirms the child's adoption, blesses the Irish mother, names a saint already seen, and tells the parents to send him to the school of the strong man so his heart will not close in fear.

The page turns the performance into family revelation, pulling the parents into the act and giving their private facts a ceremonial public shape. Even through the rough transcript, the strongest force is the promise that the right school and the right priestly figure can harden the child against fear without deadening him.


Claude

The Magician instructs the parents to send Michael to the school near his home where the strong man walks — Father Lawnegan — and names the other prophetic event, the visit of Sister Lucia of Fatima to his classroom.