July 4, 2010

Celebrate the US of A!

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Hello and happy Independence Day! Wave those star spangled banners high and watch for brilliant displays in the sky!

We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
~The Declaration in Independence, July 4th, 1776

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