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Book of Wisdom, Chapter III
Reverend Monohan intones the announcement, summoning the first reading from this biblical tome—Chapter III of the Book of Wisdom—as Charlie Young processes to the pulpit under a layperson's lead. The scripture commands the cathedral's hushed reverence, its pages unseen yet pivotal, channeling raw grief into ritual duty while Bartlet's distant stare fractures the shared solemnity.
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Purpose
Source text for delivering the first scriptural reading during the memorial service at Washington National Cathedral
Significance
Ignites Charlie's grief-fueled procession to the pulpit, his measured steps clashing against Bartlet's emotional void, forging communal resolve from personal devastation in the service's intensifying rhythm
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