“O my brother in arms, open your heart,
to what I say, it concerns your best,
Follow these words, and be not afraid,
they will put your soul to eternal rest.
Bow your head, for our flag unfurls,
beneath this sky, it shows its might
under its shadow, you shall dwell,
and look to it to tell wrong from right.
Praise thy ancestors, who came together,
to script these laws in a time of need,
indisputable and perfect, as they are,
to your death must you follow them, indeed.”
So says I,
Yours truly,
A good citizen
The Reply
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“Patience, O brother, I pray to you,
harken to me for one last time,
Stop breathing you must, that too at once,
for our Gods may consider that a crime…”
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