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In a small Texas town there was a Nativity Scene that showed great craftsmanship
and talent had gone into creating it. But one small feature bothered me: the three
Wise Men were wearing firemen's helmets. Totally unable to come up with a reason
or explanation, I left.

At a Quik Stop on the edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter about the
helmets.

She exploded into a rage, yelling at me, "You darn Yankees never read your Bibles!"

I assured her that I did, but simply couldn't recall anything about firemen in the Bible.

She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and riffled through some pages, and finally
jabbed her finger at a passage.

Sticking it in my face she said, "See? It says right here, The three wise men came from afar."
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