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• One day a gate breaks down between heaven and hell.
  So St. Peter arrives on the scene and calls out for the devil....
• In as much as you will never be able to do what you wish, it is better to be able to wish what you do.
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  What do you wish to be doing when it overtakes you?...
• Democracy is wonderful and everyone wants it. You get to say anything you like to anyone you chose, as long as you wish.
  Then you do what you are told and pay the price that is demanded....