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3.57s"My back is spineless. My belly is yellow.
2.03sI am the American nonvoter."
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3.47s"Stir in two cups of checks. Sprinkle liberally with balances."
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3.07s"Ding, dong. The sounds of the Liberty Bell.
3.04sDing-- freedom. Dong-- opportunity.
3.64sDing-- excellent schools. Dong-- quality hospitals."
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3.97s"When America was born on that hot july day in 1776,
4.5s"the trees in Springfield Forest were tiny saplings, trembling towards the sun.
1.98s"And as they were nourished by Mother Earth,
2.64s"so too did our fledgling nation find strength...
2.97s"in the simple ideals of equality and justice.
3.74s"Who would have thought such mighty oaks or such a powerful nation...
4.1scould grow out of something so fragile, so pure?"
1.63sThank you.
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0.43sWhat do you think?
1.42sIt's good.
1.97sA little too good for an eight-year-old.