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140<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/about-us/">About Us</a><ul>
141<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/about-us/acta-publications/">ACTA Publications</a></li>
142<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/in-extenso-press/">In Extenso Press</a></li>
143<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/">Authors</a><ul>
144<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/al-gini/">Al Gini</a></li>
145<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/alice-camille/">Alice Camille</a></li>
146<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/brian-doyle/">Brian Doyle</a></li>
147<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/donald-b-cozzens/">Donald B. Cozzens</a></li>
148<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/edward-t-chambers/">Edward T. Chambers</a></li>
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150<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/helen-reichert-lambin/">Helen Reichert Lambin</a></li>
151<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/isz/">Isz</a></li>
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154<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/john-shea/">John Shea</a></li>
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156<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/about-us/authors/louis-dethomasis-fsc/">Louis DeThomasis, FSC</a></li>
157<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/about-us/authors/mark-g-boyer/">Mark G. Boyer</a></li>
158<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/martin-pable/">Martin Pable</a></li>
159<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/mary-k-doyle/">Mary K. Doyle</a></li>
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165<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/about-us/authors/paul-boudreau/">Paul Boudreau</a></li>
166<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/paul-wilkes/">Paul Wilkes</a></li>
167<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/richard-rohr/">Richard Rohr</a></li>
168<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/ron-marasco/">Ron Marasco</a></li>
169<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/susan-bailey/">Susan Bailey</a></li>
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171<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/authors/william-j-fitzgerald/">William J. Fitzgerald</a></li>
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208<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/gift-books/literary-portals-to-prayer/">Literary Portals to Prayer</a></li>
209<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/gift-books/quotation-collections/">Quotation Collections</a></li>
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214<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/for-all-ages-seasons-of-life/codependency/">Codependency</a></li>
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218<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/parish-resources/lent-easter/">Lent/Easter</a></li>
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241<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/life-transitions/recovery-healing/">Recovery/Healing</a></li>
242<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/for-all-ages-seasons-of-life/grief-bereavement/">Grief &amp; Bereavement</a></li>
243<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/life-transitions/surviving-abuse/">Surviving Abuse</a></li>
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247<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/for-all-ages-seasons-of-life/for-women/">For Women</a></li>
248<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/for-all-ages-seasons-of-life/for-men/">For Men</a></li>
249<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/gifts/humor/">Humor</a></li>
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253<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/fiction-poetry-stories/">Fiction, Poetry, Stories</a><ul>
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255<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/fiction-poetry-art/fiction/">Fiction</a></li>
256<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/gifts/poetry/">Poetry</a></li>
257<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/fiction-poetry-art/story-collections/">Story Collections</a></li>
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263<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/fiction-poetry-art/cards/">Cards</a></li>
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267<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/inspiration/">Inspiration</a><ul>
268<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/inspiration/literary-portals-to-prayer/">Literary Portals to Prayer</a><ul>
269<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/inspiration/portals-to-prayer/enhanced-size-edition/">Enhanced-size Edition</a></li>
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276<li><a href="https://actapublications.com/hymns-instrumental/">Hymns/Instrumental</a></li>
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 1391
1391
1392<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn9.bigcommerce.com/r-6c9b916a16baf1247fc5a7dd9479649ea6a0c398/javascript/visitor.js"></script>
1392
1393
1394
1395<script type="text/javascript">
1396$(document).ready(function() {
1397	// attach fast cart event to all 'add to cart' link
1398	$(".ProductActionAdd a[href*='cart.php?action=add']").click(function(event) {
1399		fastCartAction($(this).attr('href'));
1400		return false;
1401	});
1402});
1403</script>
1403
1404
1405
1406<script src="https://conduit.mailchimpapp.com/js/stores/store_pr5byzvulna98bdhcv2a/conduit.js"></script>
1406
1407
1408        </div>
1409    
1409<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn9.bigcommerce.com/shared/js/csrf-protection-header-5eeddd5de78d98d146ef4fd71b2aedce4161903e.js"></script>
1409<script>window.__CF$cv$params={r:'a44f87105fbed7f1',t:'MTc5MTA2ODA1NQ==',u:'01a103f9a7fe723a8f48c2f304222f95',ut:'BkWyJVPgijkh4AuxaXxRJZenIpKRgO07lEH61yxD2Ds-1791068055-1.2.1.1-zf9CcKPpwpvZ5RtH5wqNMgp5pRwOKbzRjD2Mk0G59SjOUpiHpEdNfnq1AbADL1UvT8zt6s0KEBiQqwiQIYhg8RJ34L8HVRKKQHhJqir6e3E',i:60};(function(){if(!document.body)return;var s=document.createElement('script');s.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/precursor/main.js';document.head.appendChild(s);})();</script>
1409</body>
1410</html>

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.