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"We are the roses that grew in the midnight soil," he says, eyes bright as candles now. "Our thorns are sharp enough to prick. We are watered by life, and with its bounty, our roots grow deep, our blooms unmarred by age. In fact, for us, time fortifies, renders us more noble. We are no monster, no mean thing. We are nature's finest flower."