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It’s into a world of hurt we waken every morn,
\nto the time we go to dirt, from the moment born.
\nScreaming out into the light until our silent getaway,
\nwending way through war and fight, dark of night and blast of day.
\nLife is but a battleground, endless maps of conflagration,
\nblood its color, death its sound, nation pitted versus nation.
\nFor the few there are good gods who baffle all this pain.
\nBut none of us can beat the odds and in this world remain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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