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At Owen Meany’s burial, one of Owen’s Sunday school classmates remembers how easy he was to lift up. He was so light—he weighed nothing at all! How could he have been so light? Because God already had His hands on him—that’s how.

John Irving

At Owen Meany’s burial, one of Owen’s Sunday school classmates remembers how easy he was to lift up. He was so light—he weighed nothing at all! How could he have been so light? Because God already had His hands on him—that’s how.

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