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In all mammals except the monotremes (platypus and spiny anteaters), the period from the time of implantation of the embryo in the uterus to birth. This period varies among species; in humans it is about 266 days, in elephants 18–22 months, in cats about 60 days, and in some species of marsupial (such as opossum) as short as 12 days.



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Racism starts in the home, gestates and then manifests eventually as a social reality.
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We're asked to go within to gestate the newness God is trying to form; we're asked to collaborate with grace.
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