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can not see that have her worried. Compassion is perhaps the biggest pre-requisite to becoming a
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Jordan believes John's now ready to step up and take the role of primary treating officer. OC spray has been used by police to break up a brawl outside a nightclub but an innocent bystander has been hit by the spray. She is in agony but John can only wash the pain away if he can get her to open her
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