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" A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently. "
Saint Augustine
True
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Side
Hear
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Because
Deserve
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You
See
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Tears
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Live
Highest
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Me
Long
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Appearance
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Us
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Within
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