anon heard that the people of florida were in great peril from the coming hurricane. he approached god and said, will you destroy florida along with the storm?  what if there are fifty righteous people in the state? will you really let the hurricane strike and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous in it?  far be it from you to do such a thingto unleash the storm on the righteous alongside the wicked. will not the just one do what is right?  god replied, if i find fifty righteous people in florida, i will spare the whole state for their sake.  anon spoke again, now that i have been so bold as to speak to you, though i am but a humble man, what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? will you still allow the storm to strike for lack of five?  god said, if i find forty-five there, i will not bring the hurricane.  anon continued, what if only thirty can be found there?  god answered, i will not do it if i find thirty.  anon pressed on, what if there are only twenty?  god replied, for the sake of twenty, i will not bring the storm.  anon said, may you not be angry, but let me speak just once more. what if only ten can be found there?  god answered, for the sake of ten, i will not destroy florida.  when god had finished speaking with anon, he turned away, and anon returned home, hopeful for the people of florida.
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