Note: This piece is a raw riff. I read, I write, I publish. The book inspiring this riff Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox by G.K. Chesterton, which is a book curated for my Saint Thomas Aquinas theme for my book club.
This piece will have grammatical errors, probably spelling errors, and has positions not yet fully fleshed out. This is a top of the head riff.
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