Willy-nilly

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Into this Universe, and Why not knowing  Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing;  And out of it, as Wind along the Waste,  I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing. Stanza XXXII of “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” by Edward Fitzgerald (1809–1883)

Five Points Friday, April 11, 2008

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This is the fountain at Five Points.



These are the bikers who got Gospels and tracts and heard the good news at the Fountain at Five Points.



These are the team-members who pray and give Gospels and tracts and share the good news at the Fountain in Five Points.



This is the team with the Fountain of Life who go with Gospels and tracts to share the good news with people at the Fountain in Five Points.






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