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timate sacrifice

King gave his life, so his e would live on

And it has

Every movement requires a hero

No

I turn fro behind me I step close and read the plaque at its base

THE ETERNAL FLAME SYMBOLIZES

THE CONTINUING EFFORT TO REALIZE

DR KING’S IDEALS FOR THE

“BELOVED COMMUNITY”

WHICH REQUIRES LASTING PERSONAL

COMMITMENT THAT CANNOT WEAKEN

WHEN FACED WITH OBSTACLES

That it does

Many people would agree that history s are better left unsaid Revealing what I knoould only spread a dense cloud of s the flames themselves

And that flame cannot be concealed

To distract in any way fro helped start seeo one Sure, battles have been won, but the war is not over King gave Foster the sole option of deciding what to do when fifty years had passed

Now that duty is mine

I toss all four items I hold into the eternal flame

The two old netic tapes incinerate instantly, the cassette and flash drive take a fewbut charred, nizable Useless

Before walking away I whisper to King and Foster and all of the other restless spirits who surely roam this hollowed place

Three words