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Blade in my Hand

Blade In My Hand.

 

Come on man, you just don't understand.

I need to have a knife displayed in my hand.

If people don't see I am prepared to fight.

I will be the first in the queue of people waiting to die.

It gets me respect on the streets that I run.

It says if you want an easy target, you have picked on the wrong one.

The gang I run with that's my family and identity.

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Earth's sword

Earth is a curious place.  Sunrise evokes awe

in those who watch a day’s waking hour.  To survive

that day, or consecutive days, we’re totally

reliant upon our ingenuity and

the society we’ve built.  Were it not for our

technology, logistics and planning, many

of us would not be here.  Earth’s beauty hides this harsh,

double edged sword.  Something so beautiful can be

letha...

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RAGING EARTH

 

RAGING EARTH

 

If we could look at the earth in a few thousand years from now,

we would see a nightmare vision. A planet ravaged by massive ice flows,

poisonous radiation storms and acidic oceans.

A naive mankind has done this. Now man has gone underground, far below

the poison and the cold.

It will be ten thousand years before he ventures forth again. Now he l...

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