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    Every summer, they meet for the Friends Across the Barricades program. The children are not the only ones who learn a lesson in trust.

    "She would have thought that nothing earthly could capture her attention after a three hours ride in a poorly ventilated van with a pack of male teenagers, but the Lord might have sent her a sign.
    “To be honest, I expected you to be a man. Boys school and all.”
    “Must have been a delightful surprise, then.”
    That earned her another raise of eyebrows, but when the nun looked away, she was smiling to herself.
    “You’re the one who’s called Michael,” she felt obliged to add, rather stupidly.
    Sister Michael seemed to consider the remark for a moment.
    “I am indeed. I suppose the fact I’m such a ray of sunshine is meant to compensate for all the other suckers’ faults.”

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