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What were you thinking, America?
What were you thinking, America? Whatever it was, your thinking was delusional, at best. After all is said and done, the grand idea—that one can create a silk purse from a sow's ear—has long been thoroughly debunked. And, much like the attempts of alchemists during the Middle Ages, all attempts to change base metals to gold are doomed to frustration and failure.
What were you thinking, America? Whatever it was, your thinking was delusional, at best. After all is said and done, the grand idea—that one can create a silk purse from a sow's ear—has long been thoroughly debunked. And, much like the attempts of alchemists during the Middle Ages, all attempts to change base metals to gold are doomed to frustration and failure.
Due to the elemental nature of gold, it can only be itself. Likewise, a piece of crap can be nothing more.
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