The thing that had been, it is that which shall be; And that which is done is that which shall be done. — Compton Gage
The thing that had been, it is that which shall be; And that which is done is that which shall be done. — Compton Gage
The thing that had been, it is that which shall be; And that which is done is that which shall be done. — Compton Gage
The thing that had been, it is that which shall be; And that which is done is that which shall be done. — Compton Gage
The thing that had been, it is that which shall be; And that which is done is that which shall be done. — Compton Gage
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The thing that had been, it is that which shall be; And that which is done is that which shall be done.

— Compton Gage
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