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September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terror__ sting,rose up, weeping glory, as if on eagles_ wings.--from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001
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September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terror__ sting,rose up, weeping glory, as if on eagles_ wings.--from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001

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