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Old May 23 2008, 2:43 PM
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Originally Posted by almacg View Post
He possibly missed the point, but it's an incredibly moving rendition.
That's is exactly the point. It's not MEANT to be "moving". It's meant to be profoundly disturbing. It should make you queezy. It shouldn't make tears of passion well up in your eyes. It should make you cringe.
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