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Keep this in mind: it is our religion to praise life. The word "life_ is the king of words. The king­word surrounded by other grand words. The word "adventure_! The word "future_! And the word "hope_! By the way, do you know the code name for the atomic bomb they dropped on Hiroshima? "Little Boy_! That's a genius, the fellow who invented that code! They couldn't have dreamed up a better one. Little boy, kid, tyke, tot - there's no word that's more tender, more touching, more loaded with future.
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Keep this in mind: it is our religion to praise life. The word "life_ is the king of words. The king­word surrounded by other grand words. The word "adventure_! The word "future_! And the word "hope_! By the way, do you know the code name for the atomic bomb they dropped on Hiroshima? "Little Boy_! That's a genius, the fellow who invented that code! They couldn't have dreamed up a better one. Little boy, kid, tyke, tot - there's no word that's more tender, more touching, more loaded with future.

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