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$\"bridge\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Today I say thank you
\nTo the builders
\nWho dig among the ruins of burned bridges
\nWho fight off the trolls
\nWho bear the burden of the hurtful and the hurting
\nAnd make a way for love<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"