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        <title><![CDATA[There are two intertwined ironies to the ending of this classic story....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are two intertwined ironies to the ending of this classic story. The first is that in showing his love for humanity, and the great depth of his compassion, God killed another race. This is ironic in the extreme, almost paradoxical: how can you show love through killing? The second irony is that in resolving one question (was there divine intervention in the star that shone over Bethlehem?), a second and larger one is created: What is so...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Arthur Clarke's "The Star," why is the ending of the story ironic?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Arthur Clarke's "The Star," why is the ending of the story ironic?]]></description>
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