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the math problem where you owe a debt that no currency was minted to repay
word originliterally at-one-ment, the state of being reconciled
yom kippurJudaism's holiest day spent fasting and settling spiritual accounts
scapegoatancient ritual loaded sins onto a goat, then released it
ian mcewanhis novel makes a lie the unpayable crime
twelve stepsrecovery demands direct amends, not just an apology