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Freedom; /'fri:dəm/ (noun) The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.

The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. 

Eden; /eed-n/ (noun) A state of perfect happiness or bliss. 

Justice; /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ (noun) Just behaviour or treatment. 

 

Speech; /spiːtʃ/ (noun) The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and

feelings by articulate sounds. 

 

Home beneath me. Home long gone. 

Tongue ripped out – lying in blood and tears. 

Eyes wide in horror; no words to say. 

No price to pay. 

 

oppression; /əˈprɛʃ(ə)n/ noun; a noun a noun a noun 

A noun you know. 

Do you know? 

I need to know.

 

i must know by now

 

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Lizaf Asifan

Hey, I'm seventeen, and many of those years have been spent devouring Italian mint chocolate chip ice-cream. I love Italian mint chocolate-chip ice-cream. You should really know that: that I LOVE ITALIAN MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE-CREAM (okay, I think you get the picture now, huh?).

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