D&C 2:1 · Joseph Smith—History 1:38
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Identical character for character. The section stands as direct address without a reporter; the narrative supplies an introducing clause the section does not carry — 'And again, he quoted the fifth verse thus'. The sentence stands at exactly these two frozen verses.