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fly, fly away
the earth was made to hold us down
the stars, the sun, the moon
they call
and we were meant to answer
lift your head beyond the clouds
find your feet in that horizon
let those dreams carry you
out of the reach of gravity
be free
follow the winds
wherever they may take you
don\u2019t tarry or look back
just fly
and may whatever pulls you in
wrap you in a warm embrace
and keep your afloat<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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