
        from THE COMPLEX VISION OF PHILO St JOHN                     FRIAR7
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             "Because when Christ came to Berlaine, he was not crucified. He
        was stoned to death."
             "You mean that Christ was here?"
             "And not too long ago.  It couldn't have been more than fifteen
        years.  There are people walking the streets who remember him well."
             "Christ?  Jesus Christ?"
             "Not Jesus Christ.  His name was Ozias."
             "Ozias?"
             "His father's name was Leo and his mother's name was Rita."
             "Ozias?  Leo?  Rita?"
             "Ozias  was  born here but Rita and Leo came from New York City.
        They had a mom and pop bakery on William Street  on  the  Loer  East
        Side.  Everyone says that Rita was a woman of incredible beauty."
             "I just don't believe that."
             "Neither did a lot of others."
             "What happened to him?  Ozias, I mean?"
             "Like  I  told  you, the same thing that happened to Jesus.  He
        was murdered."
             "Maybe he was an imposter."
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