,TWO ,REVOLUTION>IES 

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,AU?OR 3 ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON 

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,! OLD REVOLUTION>Y & ! MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y MET EA* O!R ONE AFT]NOON M>*+ 9 DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS4 ,! SUN GL[$ LIKE AN EMB] ABOVE ! DI/ANT M\NTA9 RANGE2 ! K+ ( ! DAY WAS S9K+1 IT SUNK D[N IRREVOCABLY4 ,AS IF IT W]E CONSCI5CE ( ITS DEFEAT BY ! EV5+1 IT R$D5$ ) ANG]1 & CA/ UPON ! E>? & ! SKY ITS MO/ H&SOME LI<TS4 

,! TWO REVOLUTION>IES REG>D$ EA* O!R FACE TO FACE3 ! OLD ONE1 A%51 DI%EVEL$1 HIS UNPOLI%$ VISAGE LIKE A RAG TOSS$ 9TO A WA% BASKET1 CROSS$ H]E & !RE BY UGLY SC>S1 HIS BONES 9S9UAT+ ! $GES ( HIS BODY UND]NEA? HIS %ABBY G>B4 ,! MOD]N ONE1 ]ECT1 FILL$ ) LIFE1 HIS FACE LUM9\S ) ! PRES5TIM5T ( GLORY4 ,HE WAS CLO!D 9 RAGS AS WELL1 BUT HE C>RI$ !M ) PRIDE1 AS IF !Y W]E ! FLAG ( ! DIS9H]IT$1 ! SYMBOL ( A COMMON M$ITATION1 ! PASSWORD ( HUMBLE PEOPLE ELEVAT$ BY ! ZEAL = A GREAT IDEA4 

0,:]E >E Y\ GO+80 ASK$ ! OLD MAN 

0,I AM GO+ TO FI<T = MY IDEALS10 SAID ! MOD]N ONE4 0,& Y\1 :]E >E Y\ GO+80 HE ASK$ 9 HIS TURN4 

,! OLD MAN C\<$ & SPAT ANGRILY UPON ! E>?4 ,HE CA/ A GLANCE AT ! SUN1 :OSE ANG] HE ALSO FELT 9 ?IS MOM5T1 & SAID3 

0,I AM NOT GO+2 ,I AM N[ COM+ BACK HOME40 

0,:AT HAPP5$0 

0,I AM DISILLUSION$10 SAID ! OLD MAN 0,Y\ >E NOT GO+ TO A REVOLUTION4 ,I ALSO W5T TO ! W> & Y\ SEE H[ ,I N[ RETURN3 SAD1 OLD1 DAMAG$ 9 BODY & SPIRIT40 

,! MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y CA/ A GLANCE ?AT 5COMPASS$ SPACE1 HIS BR[ RESPL5D5T2 A GREAT HOPE ROSE UP FROM ! DEP?S ( HIS BE+ & GAZ$ \T ?R\< HIS FACE4 

,HE ASK$ ! OLD MAN3 

0,DID Y\ KN[ :AT Y\ W]E FI<T+ =80 

0,YES1 A WICK$ MAN WAS DOM9AT+ ! C\NTRY4 ,WE POOR PEOPLE W]E SUFF]+ FROM ! TYRANNY ( ! ,GOV]NM5T & FROM ! TYRANNY ( PEOPLE ) MONEY4 ,\R OLDE/ *ILDR5 W]E LOCK$ UP 9 JAIL2 ! FAMILIES1 AB&ON$1 PRO/ITUT$ !MSELVES OR PANH&L$ TO BE ABLE TO LIVE4 ,NO ONE C\LD LOOK ! L[E/ POLICEMAN 9 ! FACE2 ! LEA/ COMPLA9T WAS CONSID]$ AS AN ACT ( REBELLION4 ,ONE DAY A NOBLE MAN SAID TO US POOR PEOPLE3 

,FELL[ CITIZ5S1 9 ORD] TO PUT AN 5D TO ! PRES5T /ATE ( ?+S1 WE MU/ HAVE A *ANGE 9 ! GOV]NM5T3 ! M5 :O >E 9 ,P[] >E ?IEVES1 ASSASS9S1 & OPPRESSORS4 ,LET US ELIM9ATE ?OSE 9 ,P[]3 ELECT ME ,PRESID5T & EV]Y?+ WILL *ANGE4 

0,?IS IS :AT ! NOBLE MAN SAID4 ,AFT] ?IS1 HE GAVE US FIRE>MS & S5T US (F TO FI<T4 ,WE TRIUMPH$4 ,! WICK$ OPPRESSORS W]E DEAD4 ,WE ELECT$ ! MAN :O GAVE US ! WEAPONS1 MAK+ HIM ,PRESID5T :ILE WE W5T TO WORK4 ,AFT] \R TRIUMPH WE CONT9U$ WORK+ EXACTLY LIKE BE=E1 LIKE MULES & NOT LIKE M52 \R FAMILIES CONT9U$ SUFF]+ FROM NE$2 \R OLDE/ SONS KEPT ON BE+ TAK5 TO JAIL2 ! TAXES KEPT ON BE+ COLLECT$ ) PRECISION BY ! NEW ,GOV]NM5T1 & RA!R ?AN DECREAS+1 !Y GREW L>G]4 ,WE HAD TO AB&ON ! PRODUCTS ( \R LABOR TO ! H&S ( \R MA/]S4 ,ANY TIME WE WANT$ TO DECL>E A /RIKE1 !Y KILL$ US 9 ! MO/ C[>DLY FA%ION4 ,N[ Y\ SEE1 ,I KNEW :AT WE W]E FI<T+ =3 ! RUL]S W]E BAD & WE W]E PRECISELY EX*ANG+ !M = GOOD ONES4 ,& N[ Y\ SEE H[ ?OSE :O SAID ?AT !Y W]E GO+ TO BE GOOD TURN$ \T TO BE JU/ AS BAD AS ! ONES WE DE?RON$4 ,DO NOT GO TO ! W>1 DO NOT GO4 ,Y\ >E GO+ TO RISK Y\R LIFE M]ELY TO EXALT A NEW MA/]40 

,SO SPOKE ! OLD REVOLUTION>Y2 ! SUN SUNK D[N )\T REC\RSE1 AS IF A GIGANTIC CLAW HAD DRAGG$ IT BEH9D ! M\NTA94 ,! MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y SMIL$4 ,HE RETORT$3 

0,COMRADE1 ,I AM GO+ TO W>1 BUT NOT LIKE Y\ & ?OSE ( Y\R ]A4 ,I AM GO+ TO W> NOT TO ELEVATE ANY MAN TO ,P[]1 BUT TO EMANCIPATE MY CLASS4 ,) ! AID ( ?IS RIFLE1 ,I WILL =CE \R MA/]S TO LOOS5 !IR CLAWS & TO RELEASE :AT !Y HAVE ROBB$ FROM ! POOR = ?\S&S ( YE>S4 ,Y\ 5TRU/$ A MAN TO CREATE Y\R HAPP9ESS2 MY COMRADES & ,I >E GO+ TO CREATE HAPP9ESS = ALL BY \R [N EF=TS4 ,Y\ 5TRU/$ NOTABLE LAWY]S & M5 ( SCI5CE ) ! TASK ( MAK+ LAWS4 ,NATURALLY1 !Y MADE !M 9 SU* AWAY AS TO B5EFIT !MSELVES4 ,9/EAD ( BE+ ! 9/RUM5T ( LIB]TY1 !Y W]E ! 9/RUM5T ( TYRANNY & 9FAMY4 ,Y\R 5TIRE ]ROR & ! ]ROR ( ?OSE :O1 LIKE Y\1 HAVE F\<T1 HAS BE5 ?IS3 TO GIVE P[]S TO AN 9DIVIDUAL OR TO A GR\P ( 9DIVIDUALS1 SURR5D]+ TO !M ! TASK ( MAK+ EV]YBODY HAPPY4 ,NO1 MY FRI5D2 WE1 ! MOD]N REVOLUTION>IES1 DO NOT SE>* = HELP]S1 NOR PROTECTORS1 NOR MANUFACTUR]S ( GOOD =TUNE4 ,WE >E GO+ TO CONQU] LIB]TY & WELL-BE+ = \RSELVES4 ,WE >E BEG9N+ BY ATTACK+ ! ROOT ( POLITICAL TYRANNY1 & ?AT ROOT IS CALL$ 0! RI<T ( PROP]TY40 ,WE >E GO+ TO SEIZE ! L& FROM ! H&S ( \R BOSSES1 TO H& IT OV] TO ! PEOPLE4 ,OPPRESSION IS A TREE1 ! ROOT ( ?IS TREE IS CALL$ 0! RI<T ( PROP]TY40 ,! TRUNK1 ! BRAN*ES1 & ! LEAVES >E ! POLICEM51 ! SOLDI]S1 & ! (FICIALS ( ALL RANKS1 L>GE & SMALL4 ,LOOK H]E3 ! OLD REVOLUTION>IES HAVE SURR5D]$ ! TASK ( *OPP+ D[N ?IS TREE EV]Y TIME4 ,!Y *OPP$ IT D[N1 IT SPR\T$1 IT GREW UP1 & IT /R5G!N$2 AGA9 !Y *OPP$ IT D[N1 AGA9 IT SPR\T$1 AGA9 IT GREW UP1 & AGA9 IT /R5G!N$4 ,?IS KEEPS ON HAPP5+ BECAUSE !Y HAVE NOT ATTACK$ ! ROOT ( ! WICK$ TREE2 ALL HAVE BE5 TOO FRI<T5$ TO EXTRACT ! CORE & PIT* IT 9TO ! FIRE4 ,Y\ SEE1 MY OLD FRI5D3 Y\ HAVE GIV5 Y\R BLOOD = NO GOOD REASON4 ,I AM DISPOS$ TO GIVE M9E SO ?AT IT WILL B5EFIT ALL MY BRO!RS 9 *A9S4 ,I WILL BURN D[N ! TREE FROM ITS ROOT40 

,BEH9D ! BLUE M\NTA91 SOME?+ /ILL BLAZ$3 IT WAS ! SUN1 :I* HAD F9ALLY SUNK1 P]HAPS W\ND$ BY ! GIGANTIC CLAW :I* BECKON$ IT TO ! ABYSS1 :ILE ! SKY BECAME R$ AS IF HAD BE5 T9T$ BY ! BLOOD ( ! />4 

,! OLD REVOLUTION>Y SI<$ & SAID3 

0,LIKE ! SUN1 ,I ALSO AM SETT+4 ,& ,I WILL DISAPPE> 9TO ! %AD[S40 

,! MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y CONT9U$ TO ! PLACE :]E HIS BRO!RS W]E FI<T+ = ! NEW IDEALS4 

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