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MOOOFASA!!!

We march the bodies of our fallen before us
Their pyres lead us away from the dawn
Our ragged retreat despoils the marshes
As we carry our losses downwards and on
The clever commanders of our teaching have failed us
Now they walk with the infantry, humbled and gray
And all that we’ve learned from their studies in failure
Is the different formations for losing the day
But though our shields are just brittle paper
And though our strength is just desperate fear
And though we’ve been judged and come up wanting
Yet still we’re determined to find victory here

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