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                 A 
                small chorus of voices can be heard in the distance - a soft, 
                sad song is being sung by women, somewhere. 
                We 
                see a statue of 3 soldiers - in the Soviet style - minimalist , 
                few details, standing tall, simple - which always seems to be 
                screaming out - strong, powerful, fearless and efficient. 
                The 
                singing gets louder as we near a once well-manicured park now 
                turned to ruin.  The rubble does not inhibit its use - by 
                the young couples, the young adults laughing and flirting, the 
                men contemplating and the small band of elderly women singing 
                their folk songs of life's lessons. 
                - 
                Heidi   
                  
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