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Millions cheer the warriorspilling blood across the ringwhile the one who stands for peaceis ridiculed and shamed.Must hearts forever sufferfrom ignorance and greed?Can bombs heal our soulsor set our spirits free?

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Aberjhani
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: July 8
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Jeffery Jerome Lloyd
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