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𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 “𝗜 𝗔𝗺;”
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵,
𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝗜𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀
𝗔 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵,
𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗹, 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

𝗨𝗻𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱;
𝗡𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱
𝗔𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘁
𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱,
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝘁.

𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀;
𝗢𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘁𝘀
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄
𝗧𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘄,
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄
𝗢𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲;
𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀.

WITH MARY

With you, dear Mary, we begin this year,
Hearts open like your womb to your Son greet,
As Gabriel says to us to have no fear,
For in each heart we will our Savior meet.
May we with you and Joseph journey make
To Bethlehem to learn humility,
And on that journey God’s first promise take
That from our sins your Son will set us free.
Although the world will close its doors that night,
Your open door will be in stable laid,
While we and world await God’s bright starlight
To shine for all who have this journey made.
Dear Mary, may our hearts with you respond;
In Advent journey with you we will bond.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱
𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲,
𝗔𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵’𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱
𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲.

𝗧𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗸
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸
𝗧𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗻;
𝗔𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀,
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻
𝗔𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺.

𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗲
𝗧𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹;
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗲
𝗕𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆.
𝗜 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹–
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘆.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲;
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝗺𝗲
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲
𝗢𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀;
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

𝗬𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁,
𝗔𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲;
𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲
𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗲.

𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀
𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻;
𝗕𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲:
𝗜𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗻.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗯 𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻, 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱,
𝗛𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗕𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁; 𝗛𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗛𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

𝗠𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲;
𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱;
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹’𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲;
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯;
𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲:
𝗧𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘆, “𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲.”

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲,
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿.

𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱,
𝗔 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀,
𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿y 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁,
𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱
𝗪𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀.

𝗔 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲—
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀—
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲;
𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗮𝗻.

𝗡𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀;
𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀.
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀;
𝗡𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀.

𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵;
𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀,
𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲:
𝗛𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲.

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𝗔 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴
𝗢𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁
𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴
𝗪𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀
𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱;
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁
𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻.

𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄,
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘄;
𝗧𝗼 𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀, “𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲!”

𝗖𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱:
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱.

𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀
𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀—
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲
𝗜𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻,
𝗪𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 “𝗬𝗲𝘀” 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗺—
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺
𝗔𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁;
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀.

𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿,
𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
𝗔𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗻;
𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗯
𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺.

𝗠𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱
𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲.