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Aberjhani
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: July 8
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Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.
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Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that invariably end with mass exterminations. Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession. The next sensible step would be to use them.
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