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❝ they will
insult you,
hurt you,
defeat you,
betray you,
injure you,
set you aflame,
and watch
you burn.

but they
will not,
shall not,
cannot,
destroy you.

because you,
like Rome,
were built on ashes,
and you,
like a phoenix,
know how to
rise
and
resurrect.

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