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Freedom is coming tomorrow, Life without Freedom is like school without classes, Freedom is coming tomorrow. We often do things that make us happy but we don’t think how effectly is it in our lives, our freedom and our future, but guess what sometimes you need to sit down in a quiet place and asked yourself, do I have freedom,Am I doing the right things, but I know if you have freedom, If I have freedom, We can make the different.

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