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Let them go!
There is no reason, no excuse,
To kidnap those who go in peace,
To hold them in the clutch of fear;
The time has come for their release.
Hate cannot be allowed to win;
We must be ready to forgive,
To reconcile, to start again.
Without this faith, how will we live?
The ordeal they are going through
Defies imagination’s well.
Their families weep night and day;
...Tuesday 19th December 2023 8:43 pm
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