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And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Who i know and knew.
Seems like my wildest dreams were correct. I did meet you, but you werent how I remembered. Atleast visually. Pale, skinny, starving. Not even ginger anymore. Yet i still somehow recognized your face. You seemed almost fearful of me, before I explained how I was. I did help you, however. Coincidentally I had known who was suppose to be taking care of you, so I brought you to them. I still see you very rarily, but atleast I know that you're safe now. Thanks to me, perhaps partially. I'm glad to see that you atleast haven't much changed in the head, still using words too smart for me too understand. Not that i find it Insulting, though. You also stutter less then I remember, or perhaps I simply always exaggerated it.
I'm really sorry that I didn't get to wave you goodbye. Apperently a few weeks ago, you were relocated to some Shithole in the New World, City-1. Eleanor told me that it apperently wasn't your choice to make. At first I had believed you were simply two-faced. Told me that you cared about me, and would be sad If i were to dissapear into the slums, and now you bugger off to some far off City across the dwindling atlantic. I was wrong, ofcourse. I wonder if i'll ever see you again. I miss you already, though. Even If we didn't talk much anymore.
I do it all for you.
I would have never thought I would be such close friends with Amelie. Not with you in the back of my head. She tells me she didn't even much know herself, What you truly thought. But I know you were still a good man. I'll defend your name, even if nobody remembers it anymore. And I'll do my best to try to keep her safe for you. I hope the stars above in heaven look kindly to your Grave.
I wonder. What would you think of me today? Would you, or anyone, have thought that I, a mere Echelon Child with big dreams would turn into the opposite of what they had wished to make me into? I thought not.
I wonder. What would you think of me today? Would you, or anyone, have thought that I, a mere Echelon Child with big dreams would turn into the opposite of what they had wished to make me into? I thought not.
"The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing."
I still find it funny, your name. The little remnant of faith this world still holds, claimed by those who barely believe in a whole lot of anything, except for themselves. I'm surprised you're still around, and for a self-proclaimed psychopath you make great company and provide everything you can for those around you. Keep that up, maybe you'll find yourself as something greater you could've imagined in mere weeks.
I still find it funny, your name. The little remnant of faith this world still holds, claimed by those who barely believe in a whole lot of anything, except for themselves. I'm surprised you're still around, and for a self-proclaimed psychopath you make great company and provide everything you can for those around you. Keep that up, maybe you'll find yourself as something greater you could've imagined in mere weeks.
Perhaps I should've known to never trust you. Theres a whole Joke about Italians switching sides, right? I suppose the punchline of it is now how you used to be a Hyper-Republican, and now you're Orwell's Vice. Sure, when i stepped down from the Nexus, you comforted me. You offered me a kind soft look with a voice as warm as you could. But I know you hate me simply because you can. I don't know If i want to wish death on you. As far as I know, you didn't have some sort of.. Memory replacement. And you weren't educated to fool people ever since you were born. You knew what the old world was like, but just as the old one, you know how to manipulate the new one to your liking. You may feel guilty from time to time, but unlike me, You only care for yourself. But perhaps me saying that I care for others, is proof enough that I am no better then you.
Like Noah, I wonder what you'll think of me when you're the one on the run. Or, maybe behind bars. Point is, like anyone else, you don't deserve what some people think you do. That fate is reserved only for those who have truly chosen to oppress. You? You're just using what's available, I understand that.
Like Noah, I wonder what you'll think of me when you're the one on the run. Or, maybe behind bars. Point is, like anyone else, you don't deserve what some people think you do. That fate is reserved only for those who have truly chosen to oppress. You? You're just using what's available, I understand that.
I still cannot believe it. I still miss you so much. How could Wyatt ever claim that I conspired to kill you? It was clearly just Lim's single brain cell out for blood for no good reason. You were one of the people who deserved it least then anyone else there at the time. I wish you could've lived. I wish i could've somehow convinced you to go with me into this sort of life. I know you're smart enough to see what I see. I know you saw the wrongs of everything in this world. But maybe thats why fate got you, like so many other good men and Women. I hope you're happy somewhere with your Wife now. I hope you arent dissapointed in me. I miss you. It's very lonely here.
I hope that the legacies of some Collaborators won't forever be tarnished. People like you, Men who merely did the best they could under such a unimaginably evil regime, don't deserved to have their graves disrespected. I'll try my best.
I hope that the legacies of some Collaborators won't forever be tarnished. People like you, Men who merely did the best they could under such a unimaginably evil regime, don't deserved to have their graves disrespected. I'll try my best.
I wish I had gotten just a little more time. I wish I had just a little more time to finally convince you to come with me, and to take along Michael. You know you hate this. You know you just want to finally live free again. You know, sometimes, you just want to talk to a old friend like Ophelie. But now its too late. I'm too far gone, and Im afraid you're out of reach for now. I hope you don't take it as a Insult. I'll miss you alot, I hope you know that. You're a very smart Woman, and you often remind me of myself, Even If i don't know why exactly. I just hope I get to show you that picture of you down here, someday. I did everything I could to redeem myself to you, And I hope I managed to convince you that Im not a bad person. Even If i haven't fully convinced myself yet.
I understand something now. You aren't always right, I don't know why I believed that. Perhaps because I thought such appeasement was necessary for our friendship? Well, I think that friendship is likely over, due to you blaming me for things I had absolutely no control over. But, so be it. I won't hurt you because of it, and now that you're with us alongside Michael, I will continue to hold up my promise, which you think I've broken over and over.
I understand something now. You aren't always right, I don't know why I believed that. Perhaps because I thought such appeasement was necessary for our friendship? Well, I think that friendship is likely over, due to you blaming me for things I had absolutely no control over. But, so be it. I won't hurt you because of it, and now that you're with us alongside Michael, I will continue to hold up my promise, which you think I've broken over and over.
I still think about you. But not the same anymore. I felt small back then, I still do. But I think nowadays I can take care of myself more then I could back then, or atleast I think I can. That doesn't change the fact that I still wonder what It must be like to have what you were once to me in my life. Will I ever know?
It's weird. I believe I met you trying to make me your money sponge, but I suppose every businessman is like that sometimes. I watched your business thrive however, and I thought you really were going to be the next Elias. But.. Now look at what happened. Blaming the death of William onto some sort of Conspiracy onto you. It doesn't even make the slightest bit of sense. It feels like the City isn't even taking itself seriously anymore. But why you? I can't seem to wrap my head around it. Why were you the one to receive all this unnecessary hate? I haven't seen you for a long time now, the last I saw of you, I think you were a non-Citizen dissident. I fear that they may have killed you. I fear, they may do the same to me.
You're confusing. But, You're also very similar to me. Raised and forced into something you don't even realise you don't truly want until some sort of eye-opening experience, which for me, was essentially everything I saw and learned here in Geneva. It's just that they put extra effort into you, then they ever did to me. If my assumptions of what the Echelon of facilities in City-30 were made for, It'll take alot more effort for you to find yourself. Even I am not fully sure, Who exactly I am, and who I want to be. But just as meeting Oksana was a turning point for me, I think what you have going with Eleanor will have a similiar effect on you, even if it will come much later, but hopefully soon. It sucks to know that you probably used Information which I trusted you with to now Incriminate me like I am today. And it sucks that some part of me tells me to simply sneak into your Apartment inside of RB-2 and simply shoot you dead. Because I know that's right, and that you deserve better, even despite everything you've done against others and somehow at the same time, against yourself. Perhaps instead of delivering my point with a Bullet, I'll do it with a emotionally worded letter. Or perhaps, even someday we'll see each other under four eyes again. But I hope not, under the current circumstances. But please... Don't get in my way.
I hear they sent you to Nova Prospekt. That's funny, I think. Did you deserve it? Probably. It saves me the guilt of loud crowds calling to hang people like you for what they did. And perhaps, just maybe, you've learnt your lesson like I have so long ago. In any case, I look forward to meeting you again. You and Eleanor. Perhaps I can get that clarity into you, in more humane ways then you and your friends ever would've.
I hear they sent you to Nova Prospekt. That's funny, I think. Did you deserve it? Probably. It saves me the guilt of loud crowds calling to hang people like you for what they did. And perhaps, just maybe, you've learnt your lesson like I have so long ago. In any case, I look forward to meeting you again. You and Eleanor. Perhaps I can get that clarity into you, in more humane ways then you and your friends ever would've.
Like Enzo, you are simply a bad person. When we first properly talked to each other a month or so back, I truly believed maybe you really had something soft inside of you. I really believed that maybe you could be a true, honest friend. Similiary to Cherie however, is that you cannot help yourself. Unlike Cherie, you have the psychological Capacity to be different. But you choose to Collaborate, and no, I dont mean with the Combine with that- But you Collaborate with Sins. You kind of embody everything I see as modern human evil. Choosing to be cruel, Choosing to simply want to hurt and manipulate and so and so forth. I don't think you'll ever change. But just like any other Person who was the capacity to feel guilt for their actions, I don't want to kill you, even If you likely wish it for me. Like so many others, as well. Maybe you can freely change your mind someday. I hope you do. Because when you really want something, you really do work toward it. And that's why I look up to you in certain ways. But as with every other person who I may hate deeply at the first thought, I suppose, I only wish you the best.
You're a really, really good friend. I don't have many friends such as you anymore. Friends who I can just chatter with, without needing to share emotional stories or some bullshit like that. You're the type of friend that I can simpply hang around with, chill and chatter a little while. Maybe even be a bit silly from time to time. It's sad though that you have a BOL too. I was hoping I could ask you to let my other friends above know that I'll be gone for a while. I suppose sort of how you were my go-to guy for contacting Alys, even when I was still a Tier-6. Those days... Anyway, Thank you for being around, Biker guy.
You're still going strong, even If you'd like to claim that you have no friends and everyone hates you from time to time. I understand that, I thought like that too. But I think you're doing better now, and I hope that recent events show you that It'll be okay, just like I said It would. All in all, A great man, who perhaps views himself as so much littler then he truly is. He is definitely one of the most valuable of them all. Maybe that mental clarity will also fix your fashion sense.
You're still going strong, even If you'd like to claim that you have no friends and everyone hates you from time to time. I understand that, I thought like that too. But I think you're doing better now, and I hope that recent events show you that It'll be okay, just like I said It would. All in all, A great man, who perhaps views himself as so much littler then he truly is. He is definitely one of the most valuable of them all. Maybe that mental clarity will also fix your fashion sense.
Ellen, It's been a while since you've been gone, but I still think about you. I have to, being co-leader alongside Grace and all. I think about how long we had known each other, and funnily enough, how much of that time I had spent being absolutely oblivious to the fact that you were a Resistance member, even If it was rather obvious at some point. I think about how you promised to keep me safe at your place in the Underground If I ever felt as If the City was becoming too much, and you held up that promise. That was a good few months ago now. I'll admit, I hadn't expected to last this long. To see the end of it. It's a shame I can't see it with you. But, I'll try my best to remember. You and Wildcard, Martyrs for not just The Front, by the entirety of the human race, like so many others. I wonder, did you think I would make it this far?
The first person I befriended in the slums. I can't say I don't find the story a little embarrassing, but apparently you don't share that feeling, considering you love sharing it to everyone and anyone. But, I suppose I can't stop you from blabbering like you always do. It's a little charming as well, so. It's neat seeing you again, even if the circumstances around the visit being a little weird, but I'm sure you'll see her again soon.
I miss you, a lot. I truly do. I'm unsure if you do, Tyriel tells me that you were somehow convinced that I wanted no good for you. I hope you understand that I did truly care, and not just because It was funny to maybe point fun at you here and there for your English skills. You did do the same to me while I was learning french with you. Not that your teachings were any better then mine- In fact, I'm convinced mine were better. Anyway, It's a shame you were relocated, this close to seeing me again too. This close to being free. Wherever you are, I hope the revolution finds its way to bring you some sort of happiness. I can't Imagine you're doing well wherever you are, you were never one for new people.
I still don't really know what happened. You either catched some sort of disease, or great Injury from the Tyrant's attack on your Headquarters. It's a shame. You and Taskmaster, but especially you, were the only ones who truly saw potential in me when I ran. Without you and your guidance, I could've never even dreamed of the things I can achieve now. Like so many others, you were this very close too. I wish you were still here, you would've been so very helpful in the things I'm trying to achieve, Taskmaster can only do and understand so much. And honestly? I had never expected for you to have truly been that deep within the former Heartwick administration. You're one of the greatest examples that Instead of directing our hate at the Suits, we should instead point it at the real oppressors. The cowards who hide behind masks while committing the greatest crimes that anyone could ever think of. The fight for your daughter will not be in vain, even If I could never Imagine the pain you must've felt.
You are one of the very few people around nowadays that I could always rather avoid. It's truly a shame that the Shephards are stuck with such a ridiculous, and illogical leader. It's always you, asking the most ridiculous questions which often time get answered anyway, If only you wouldn't always Interrupt and Blurt out your imbecilic thoughts while someone is talking. I have no doubt that practically everyone thinks the same of you, you and your Attitude and unbearable manner of speech. I also find it Interesting that suddenly, as things are truly starting to change, that you pretend like you're vanguarding this big revolution and what comes after. When in reality, when I talked about you about the plans that Taskmaster and I already agree on, you Insisted that the Shephards would remain autonomous instead of yielding to the governmental identity that me and him in Vision. Instead, now you constantly harass everyone and anyone on the Intranet about Meetings and Plans and Unification. It's hypocritical, and I hope you never get a higher position then an officer under Taskmaster or at most a Police Chief. Or perhaps I should simply force you into retirement. Perhaps you should admit that you're falling into irrelevance, Instead of pretending everything now suddenly revolves around you for no reason.
I could've never figured that so many truly thought the same as I in the City. It's a truly relaxing and calming fact, In my opinion. That there's truly a chance that there will be a uprising without and blood spilled, or atleast, less so on our side. You and your men, or what used to be your men, were slaves. I believe that's becoming ever more clear to everyone still remaining on the Malefactor's side. And as with any slaver, they will Inevitably fall one way or another. You yourself are a good man as well, loyal to the right ideals and ideas. An admirable fact, for many, and one which many more could learn from.
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