PART TWO

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Valley's deep and the mountain's so high

If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side

You stand up there with your head in the clouds

Don't try to fly you know you might not come down

Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down

Jesus came down from Heaven to earth

The people said it was a virgin birth

Jesus came down from Heaven to earth

The people said it was a virgin birth

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He told great stories of the Lord

And said he was the saviour of us all

He told great stories of the Lord

And said he was the saviour of us all

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For this we killed him, nailed him up high

He rose again as if to ask us why

Then he ascended into the sky

As if to say in God alone you soar

As if to say in God alone we fly.

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[Barclay James Harvest - Hymn]

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After breakfast, Jayne stomped everywhere until he found River. Vera (holding Junior), Melissa and a recently informed Clarry were fairly hot on his heels.

Jayne got right to it, when he found River, “Hey, Moonbrain! What's all this go se about me 'n Vera having thirty kids in our family? We just got rid of most of a gorram load of 'em!”

River looked at him, “Not for a while yet. When the time comes, you'll be ready.”

Vera looked at Clarry and her eyes delivered the silent message to let Jayne and River finish this one. Melissa just sucked her thumb and watched.

“In case you ain't noticed, we've been livin' all kinds of dangerous, kid! Fightin' everythin' up to an includin' the ruttin' Alliance 'n flesh-munchin' Reavers! An' you ever seen my bunk? Wall to wall guns and knives, Moonbrain. Vera's too. 'Part from these kiddos, we ain't 'xactly child friendly!”

River placed a slender hand on his chest, “There's always going to be danger about you; it's part of who you are. But even a great dragon with teeth, fire and claws can also find a mate and have offspring. The 'verse is big enough for that, especially now.”

“You gonna join in all this baby-makin' then?”

River shook her head, “Adopted children for me; and Captain Daddy