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Oct 23
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Pessimistic reality

Perhaps this was inevitable, so flawed and warlike are we, though I beg any intelligent species who may find this to heed my words: Do not allow yourselves to be overcome by greed, hate or anger; live in peace as we could not.
 
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  1. RainbowAura
    Oct 23, 2020

    so true

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  1. Treblemaker
    Oct 25, 2020

    and with that comes a largely important secrete of the universe exposed

    I write because the music of language spoke to me in books and I wanted to make a beautiful noise to answer back ~ Lee Williams.

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