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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
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...it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...
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...it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity...
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.,.it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness...
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It was....
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Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
English novelist (1812 - 1870)
May the New Year offer us all a time we always dreamed of.
CO Moed