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Blues Heron

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16. The peace and love stuff came mostly from Yoko whose home country had gone warlike and got nuked for it

Reply to TBA (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 08:25 AM

Dec 8

She basically gave him the idea to use his immense megaphone for good- war is over if you want it etc.

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