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Words l have often heard in my youth--by my father,
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by his father before him.
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Yet only now do l truly understand them.
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We've all felt the bitter sting of loss.
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Yet here we stand.
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We have known the agony of heart ripped
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yet beating from sundered chest.
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And yet here we stand.
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The House of Batiatus is no stranger to misfortune.
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To the cruel whims of the gods,
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and base men that would position themselves as such.
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And yet.