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  "text": "All things in the world are created for man, yet all have two purposes. The waters run that we might drink of them, but they are also symbols of the futility of man. They reflect our lives in rushing beauty, birthed in the purity of the mountains. As babes they babble and run, gushing and growing as they mature into strong young rivers. Then they widen and slow until at least they meander, like old men, to join with the sea.",
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      "text": "\"I had a teacher ... He said there were three kinds of people in life: winners, losers and fighters. Winners made him sick with their arrogance, losers made him sick with their whining, and fighters made him sick with their stupidity.\" \"In which category did he put himself?\" \"He said he had tried all three and nothing suited him.\" \"Well, at least he tried. That's all a man can do, Lake. And we shall try.\"",
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      "text": "\"We irritated him, he told me. Why did he get himself killed for us?\" \"Because he was a hero. And that is what heroes do. You understand?\"",
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      "text": "Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here—we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.",
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