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Article 2:　The 2,100,000 yen donation and related acts of solicitation On 27 January 1989 around 6:30 pm. PB received a message from UCZ telling her to come to the Sunflower Society. Accordingly, PB proceeded to the Society. Upon arrival, PB was escorted by Shigetomi to a private, corner room. Here, PB was introduced to Gondo, a UC member called "Soothsayer" or "Master of Fortune Telling." Gondo then sought to sketch a family lineage chart for PB, saying, "I am going to tell you about yourself (your fortune, etc.). I want you to tell me about your family line and your ancestors." PB responded by telling her life history to Gondo. Accordingly, Gondo drew up PB's family lineage chart as well as a second chart of the family lineage of PB's deceased husband by common law marriage. Gondo then gave these charts to PB. Then, while looking over these charts, Gondo explained PB's karma. Gondo discussed PB's common law marriage with her deceased husband ( who incidentally had another wife and children to that wife). Gondo also talked about PB's husband's premature death in March of 1988. In context, Gondo said to PB, "The reason why things have turned out this way for you is the karma of your grandmother on your mother's side of the family. If you don't atone thoroughly for the karma of your ancestors, you will not go to heaven and no one in your family line will be saved." Gondo then proceeded to demand a monetary donation from PB by saying, "In order to cleanse these past lots, rid yourself of all your assets. Donate money." To this, PB initially responded half believing half doubting. Nonetheless, PB gave serious consideration to her own circumstances. PB considered the fact that she had remained in the common law marriage with her deceased husband who had a wife and children to a previous marriage. She also contemplated the fact that her husband had died prematurely. In addition, PB weighed how she herself had been passing the days feeling quite desperate and lonely. PB thought that this prolonged state of melancholy was not conducive to her health as she was prone to illness. Hnece, concluding that these outcomes had been pre-destined by the karma of her grandmother, PB fell into a state of despair. PB then said to Gondo, "Let me think about it," requesting that Gondo delay her decision in order that she have time to think over whether she should or should not donate the money. Gondo retorted by demanding that PB make her decision immediately, saying in an emphatic voice, " If you refuse the will of the heavens, you will not be given a second chance. Once you refuse, no matter how much you wish to donate money in the future, your donation will not be accepted and, (if you choose this course) you will never be saved. Give me your answer right now." PB then proceeded to ask Gondo the amount of money required for the donation. Gondo indicated the donation sum by saying, "Heaven is saying 2,100,000 yen." PB replied that because the donation amount was so costly, she could not raise the money right away. Without taking heed to PB's situation, Gondo persistently sought PB's im-mediate consent by saying, "It's no good if you cannot make the donation right away." Consequently, on the same day around 9:00 pm., PB finally agreed to make the donation, resigning herself on the basis that if the 2,100,000 yen would save her family line, then the donation was qualified. Having consented, PB then listened to Gondo repeatedly tell her that her money would go to heaven and that the will of heaven would determine the recipient of PB's donation. Being that PB had been taught at the Sunflower Society that Sun Myung Moon was the designated Messiah of heaven, PB considered that her donation would be appropriated by the UC. On the next day 28 January 1989, PB withdrew 300,000 yen from a trust union which she then took to the Sunflower Society where she handed it to Gondo. Then, on 30 January, PB received a loan from the same union for the balance of 800,000 yen which she likewise gave to Gondo at the Society. Upon doing so, PB was strictly forbidden by Gondo and other members of the Sunflower Society to say anything to anyone concerning her donation. Subsequent to said events, it was revealed by Shigetomi that the amount of the 2,100,000 yen donation had been previously determined as early as the middle of January.
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