War Baby
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Last published Wed, Mar 13, 2019
Things are dark right now - around the world people are dying from war, poverty, natural disasters, and all manners of violence. The future feels uncertain, with ominous threats peeking out over the horizon in a seemingly endless stream. But humanity cannot look into the abyss forever - sometimes you must look away, if only for a brief moment, lest the abyss stare back.
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