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“When it is darkest, men see the stars.” – Ralph Waldo Emerso

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"… From the earth, as a shore, I look out into that silent sea." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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