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Still, I’d thought I’d had a unique look at North Korea, only to discover I was wrong.
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Imagine a place where not a single person has read a book that is truly about the character at its center.
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All the human actions we think of as essential to a character – had be censored by the self lest they be punished by the state.
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Conjure up all the strength you have and drive through whatever it is keeping you on your knees. Build up the strength and your knees may never buckle again!
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. . . nobody every taught you loyalty . . .
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