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We live, we die, and like the grass and trees, renew ourselves from the soft earth of the grave. stones crumble and decay, faiths grow old and they are forgotten, but new beliefs are born. the faith of the villages is dust now... but it will grow again... like the trees.
-Chief Joseph
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We Live, We Die, And Like The

Chief Joseph
We live, we die, and like the grass and trees, renew ourselves from the soft earth of the grave. stones crumble and decay, faiths grow old and they are forgotten, but new beliefs are born. the faith of the villages is dust now... but it will grow again... like the trees.
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