Rain turned to ice,and lightning splintered, it splicedthe black sky, it seeped a bright white.All animals they fled,from the sky as it bled,pale death that fell veiling the night.
To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry.
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To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry.
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