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,PEOPLE 3 

,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 MO!R & SI/]1 SI/] & SWEE!>T1 REGIM5T HIDD51 MO!R1 SI/]1 HE>T1 EYES1 M51 SWEE!>T1 SIL5CE4 

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,PHOTO BY ,ALESS&RO ,PIANA ,BIANCO1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,F,],5,Z ,R,5,Y,I1                        ,HUNG>Y1 #ahdh  

,?IS IS ! /ORY ( ,R5YI - 
 ,& :5 Y\ HAVE HE>D IT ?R\<1 ,PRAY1 ,GOD BE S5D NO TRIAL LIKE HIS 
 ,TO TRY ! FAI? ( Y\4 

 ,& IF HIS DOOM BE UPON Y\1  
 ,!N MAY ,GOD GRANT Y\ ?IS3  
 ,TO FI<T AS GOOD A FI<T AS HE1  
 ,& W9 A CR[N LIKE HIS4 

 ,HE WAS /RONG & H&SOME & HAPPY1 ,BELOV$ & LOV+ & Y\NG1  
 ',) EYES ?AT M5 SET !IR TRU/ 91  
 ,& ! FIRE ( HIS S\L ON HIS TONGUE4 

 ,HE LOV$ ! SPIRIT ( ,FRE$OM1 
 ,HE HAT$ HIS C\NTRY'S WRONGS1  
 ,HE TOLD ! PATRIOTS' /ORIES1 
 ,HE SANG ! PATRIOT'S SONGS4  

,) MO!R & SI/] & SWEE!>T 
 ,HIS SAFE GLAD DAYS W5T BY1  
 ,TILL ,HUNG>Y CALL$ ON H] *ILDR5  
 ,TO >M--TO FI<T--& TO DIE4 

0,GOODBYE TO MO!R & SI/]1  
 ,GOODBYE TO MY SWEET SWEE!>T2 
 ,I FI<T = Y\1 Y\ PRAY = ME-  
 ,WE %ALL NOT BE AP>T40  

,! WOM5 PRAY$ 9 ! SUNRISE1  
 ,!Y PRAY$ :5 ! SKY GREW DIM 
 ,HIS MO!R & SI/] PRAY$ = ! CAUSE1 ,HIS SWEE!>T PRAY$ = HIM4  

,= MO!R & SI/] & SWEE!>T1  
 ,BUT MO/ = ! TRUE & ! RI<T1 
 ,HE L[ LAID D[N HIS [N LIFE'S HOPES1  
 ,& L$ HIS M5 TO FI<T4  

,SKIRMI%+1 SC\T+1 & SPY+1  
 ,NI<T-WAT*1 ATTACK1 & DEFEAT2 
 ,! RESOLUTE DESP]ATE FI<T+1  
 ,! HOPELESS1 RELUCTANT RETREAT4 

 ,RU9 & DEA? & DISA/]  
 ,CAPTURE & LOSS & DESPAIR 
 ,& ,HALF ( HIS REGIM5T HIDD51 
 ,& ONLY ?IS MAN KNEW :]E4  

,PRISON]1 FA/ B\ND1 SORE W\ND$1  
 ,!Y BR\<T HIM R\<LY ALONG 
 ,) HIS BODY AS BRUIS$ & BROK5  
 ,AS HIS S\L WAS /EADFA/ & /RONG1 

 ,BE=E ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL1 0 ,:]E >E Y\R M5 ,I 0 HE HE>D - ,HE LOOK$ BLACK ,DEA? 9 ITS UGLY FACE1 ,& ANSW]$ NEV] A WORD4 

0,:]E IS Y\R REGIM5T HIDD58  
 ,SPEAK6 Y\ >E P>DON$ /RAI<T4  
 ,NO8 ,WE CAN F9D DUMB DOGS !IR TONGUES1 
 ,Y\ REBEL REPROBATE60  

 ,!Y DRAGG$ HIS MO!R & SI/]  
 ,9TO ! OP5 HALL 
 3 0,GIVE UP Y\R M5--IF !SE WOM5 
 ,>E DE> TO Y\R HE>T AT ALL60  

,HE TURN$ HIS EYES ON HIS SI/] 
 ,& SPOKE TO H] SIL5TLY 2 
 ,%E ANSW]$ HIS SIL5CE ) SPEAK+1  
 ,& /RAI<T FROM ! HE>T SPOKE %E4 

 0,IF Y\ BETRAY Y\R C\NTRY1  
 ,Y\ SPIT ON \R FA!R'S NAME3  
 ,& :AT IS ,LIFE1 )\T HONOR1  
 ,& :AT IS ,DEA?1 )\T %AME80 

 ,HE LOOK$ AT ! MO!R :O BORE HIM1  
 ,& H] SMILE WAS SPL5DID TO SEE2  
 ,HE HID HIS FACE ) A BITT] CRY1 
 ,BUT NEV] A WORD SAID HE4  

0,SON ( MY BODY1 BE SIL5T6  
 ,MY DAYS AT ! BEAT >E FEW1  
 ,& ,I %ALL KN[ H[ TO GIVE !M1  
 ,SON ( MY HE>T1 = Y\60  

,HE %UDD]$1 SET TEE?1 KEPT SIL5CE4 ,)\T A REPROA* OR CRY  
 ,! WOM5 W]E SLA9 BE=E HIM1  
 ,& HE /OOD1 & HE SAW !M DIE4 

 ,!N !Y BR\<T HIS LOVELY BELOV$1  
 ,DESIRE ( HIS HE>T & EYES1  
 ,SAY :]E Y\R M5 >E HIDD51 
 ,OR SAY ?AT Y\R SWEET HE>T DIES40  

,%E FLUNG H] >MS AB\T HIM1  
 ,%E LAID H] LIPS TO HIS *EEK1 
 0,SPEAK1 = MY SAKE :O LOVE Y\2 
 ,LOVE1 = \R LOVE'S SAKE60 

 ,HIS EYES >E BURN+ & %9+  
 ,) ! FIRE ( IMMORTAL DISGRACE 2 
 ,*RI/6 WALK ) HIM 9 ! FURNACE1  
 ,& /R5G!N HIS S\L = A SPACE4 

 ,LONG HE LOOK$ AT HIS SWEE!>T1  
 ,& HIS EYES GREW T5D] & WET2 
 ,LONG HE HELD H] CLOSELY1  
 ,HIS LIPS TO H] LIPS W]E SET4 

 0 ,SEE1 ,I AM Y\NG1 ,I LOVE Y\ 
 ,I AM NOT READY TO DIE 6 
 ,ONE WORD MAKES US HAPPY = EV] ,TOGE!R1 Y\ & ,I 0  

,H] >MS R\ND HIS NECK W]E CL++1 ,H] LIPS HIS COLD LIPS C>ESS$ 2  
 ,HE SUDD5LY FLUNG H] FROM HIM  
 ,& FOLD$ HIS >MS ON HIS ABREA/4  

,%E WEPT1 %E %RIEK$1 %E /RUGGL$1  
 ,%E CURS$ HIM 9 ,GOD'S NAME1 
 ,= ! WOE ( H] E>LY DY+1 
 ,& = ?AT DY+'S %AME4  

,& /ILL HE /OOD1 & HIS SIL5CE 
 ,LIKE FIRE WAS BURN+ HIM ?R\<4  
 ,!N ! MUSKETS SPOKE ONCE & W]E SIL5T1  
 ,& %E WAS SIL5T TOO4  

,!Y TURN$ TO TORTURE HIM FUR!R1  
 ,IF FUR!R MI<T BE 3 9 VA9 6  
 ,HE BAD HELD HIS PEACE 9 ?AT ?REE- FOLD HELL1  
 ,& HE NEV] SPOKE AGA94  

,! 5D ( ! UTT]MO/ ANGUI%  
 ,! S\L ( ! MAN C\LD BE>1  
 ,WAS ! MADH\SE :]E TYRANTS BURY  
 ,! BROK5 %ELLS ( DESPAIR4 

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,BY ! HEAV5 R5\NC$ 9 H]  
 S]VICE1  
 ,BY ! HELL ?RICE BRAV$ = H] SAKE1  
 ,BY ! YE>S ( MADNESS & SIL5CE1 
 ,BY ! HE>T ?AT H] 5EMIES BRAKE4 

 ,BY ! SWEET HOPES WRECK$ & RU9$1 ,BY ! YE>S ( TOO-LIV+ DEA?1 
 ,BY ! PASSIONATE SELF-DEVOTION1  
 ,& ! ABSOLUTE P]FECT FAI?4  

,BY ! ?\S&S :O KN[ SU* ANGUI%1 ,& W9 SU* DIV9E R5[N1 
 ,:O HAVE BORNE !M BRAVELY 9 BATTLE1 ,& WON ! CONQU]OR'S CR[N4 

 ,BY ! TORM5TS H] *ILDR5 HAVE SUFF]$1 
 ,BY ! LIVES ?AT H] M>TYRS WILL GIVE1  
 ,BY ! DEA?S M5 HAVE DI$ AT H] ALT>S1 ,BY !SE %ALL \R ,LIB]TY LIVE 6  

,9 ! SIL5CE ( TE>S--9 ! MEMORY  
 ,( A WRONG WE SOME DAY WILL REPAY1  
 ,LIVE ! BRO!RS :O DI$ 9 ALL AGES1  
 ,= ! ,FRE$OM WE LIVE = TO-DAY 6 

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