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4.32s(CLEARS THROAT) "Brenda, the fact that you are being abused,
2.84s"has affected my life in the following ways.
4.84s"The sister that I knew and loved growing up "no longer exists.
3.97s"The person I see before me now is just a punching bag.
2.34s"And I call you 'person' and not 'woman'
3.87s"because a woman is a strong, beautiful, vibrant creature.
1.8s"A woman embraces life.
3.17s"A woman makes choices to make her life better.
8.74s"Sadly, the fact that you are with Jeff "proves to me that you have made a choice "to make your life worse."
3.02sI want the girl I grew up with back.