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Soon after Patria went on the pilgrimage with her sisters and mother, she decided to go on a retreat to the mountains with the church. A group of invaders that are trying to take over the government soon come after a bomb is dropped near the mountain. Patria then watched as one of the invaders that is close to the age of her own son is gunned down. After the retreat she decided to found the Fourteenth of June group with her family and friends. It is a group that wants to change the way the government is run. The song Hall of Fame by The Script represents how the group feels because it is saying how a person could change so many things with lots of effort.The song also represents that everyone knows about the Fourth of June Movement and

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