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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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the priest of power

We are the priests of power,' he said. 'God is power. But at present power is only a word so far as you are concerned

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Hi, We are the priests of power ,' he said. Again, more context would help. It could be just that they are priests who have a lot of power.

  • Hi, We are the priests of power ,' he said.
  • Again, more context would help.
  • It could be just that they are priests who have a lot of power.
  • Perhaps they worship some kind of religious entity that they call 'power', but the word should then have a capital letter.
  • Perhaps they are religious people who work out at the gym every day and can bench-press 300 kgs.?
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Hi,

We are the priests of power,' he said.

Again, more context would help.

It could be just that they are priests who have a lot of power. Perhaps they worship some kind of religious entity that they call 'power', but the word should then have a capital letter.

Perhaps they are religious people who work out at the gym every da

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