by Alfred F. Jones » Mon May 20, 2013 4:12 pm
France's expression turned to a grin, and he chuckled. "Is that a challenge, Angleterre? If I accept, does that mean you'll still be teasing me?" he joked, obviously not wanting to actually do anything-- at least, he hoped it was obvious. "Hm... Maybe not on purpose, but you did," he countered. At the other's words about looking like a cat, he merely shrugged; he didn't expect England to try to examine himself that much in the first place. "Hm? I can't really understand you, Angleterre... You're stuttering," he joked, then looked down at Piongyang, who was extending her arms to him. A bright smile came to his face and he bent down, picking up the child and standing up straight again, kissing her cheek. "And how are you, petit chou?" he asked the child before looking over at North Korea. "Ah... We're taking turns making fun of each other," he told her casually. "We haven't had any very big epiphanies," he lied; he supposed they have learned about each other, but it might take a while to explain.
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For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
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And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
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Whose stern impassion'd stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
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Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
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In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
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Till all success be nobleness,
And ev'ry gain divine!
★O Beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!