PRIEST: "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, When Pharaoh shall speak unto you asking for a miracle: Take thy rod, And cast it before Pharaoh, And it shall become a serpent. A what, spake Moses. A snake, spake the Lord. Oh, spake Moses."

His eyebrow rises. He scans the church for answers, but no one seems to be paying attention. He coughs and adjusts his spectacles.

PRIEST: Ahem.

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