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fadedrose

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5. Hope

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 09:25 AM

Nov 2013

The imaginary golden past always held hope for the future. Most ideas for the future now seem to take more away than give to those who most need help. Equality is a pipe dream to most folks.

Hope is something most people would like to have, but knowledge trumps it every time.

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