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Yes, we are coming -
listen to our voices
:49:25
You shall know, your words
have weight
:49:29
Speak strong and clear,
so no one forgets
:49:33
the fight for the nation's
new open generation
:49:38
Our minds are young
and full of vigor,
:49:42
pure wills made from hard steel
:49:46
We shall reach every goal
for which we strive
:49:50
Show us the way to yet
greater goals
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Honorable Vice-Chancellor.
Ladies and gentlemen.
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lt is a great honor to be asked
to give a speech tonight
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in tribute to my old friend
Gabriel Lidman.
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Gabriel Lidman is the aristocrat
among our poets.
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The most outstanding trait in
his character is honesty,
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honesty in the great
and the small.
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He derides the mediocre,
even when it hides
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beneath a noble
and proper veneer.
:50:38
His essence is curiosity,
captivating curiosity
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in his exceedingly
subdued appearance.
:50:48
When he speaks,
it is with such tranquillity,
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one is forced to listen.
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He never becomes pathetic.