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“Everyone living will soon be dead -- people forget. [...] Maybe that is why Abba, Vitka, and Ruzka's story is so important. It proves that you can fight, no matter what people remember or forget. [...] [Abba} had only his sense of dignity, hist strength and his belief that if you struggle, then win or lose, you win. [...] those who fought often survived.”
― The Avengers
― The Avengers
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