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Ignorance is bliss

March 9, 2012
By Erik McDowell BRONZE, Bolingbrook, Illinois
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Life's lies make happiness survive.
Without a lie fear and terror will consume all. The truth cuts deeper than any scalpe could ever attempt. It strips us bare of our ignorance and forces us to live with a harsh reality. The truth truely sets us free. Free from peace.

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