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,IT'S NOT JU/ AS ANO!R *ALL5GE TO B\RGEOIS SOCIETY ?AT WE GAVE ! TITLE ,DRAPEAU ,NOIR .<,BLACK ,FLAG.> TO ?IS NEWSPAP]--B\ND TO CONT9UE ! /RUGGLE ( ! ,LUTTE--& ?AT WE PR9T H]E ! IMMORTAL MOTTO ( \R BRO!RS ! ,CANUTS .<9 ,LYON.>4  ,WE ALSO WANT$ TO KEEP ?IS GLORI\S WORK]S' 9SURRECTION ALIVE2 TO REM9D ?OSE :O HAVE ALREADY =GOTT5 & TO 9=M ?OSE :O MI<T /ILL BE IGNORANT4  ,WE WANT$ TO W>N ! B\RGEOISIE ?AT ! ONLY FLAG UND] :I* WE WILL /& TOGE!R N[ IS ! SAME ONE ?AT POV]TY & DESP]ATION RAIS$ UP 9 ! /REETS ( ,CROIX-,R\SSE ON ,NOVEMB] #ba #ahca & ?AT UNTIL ! COM+ VICTORY1 WE WILL HAVE NO O!R4 

,\R 5EMIES C\LDN'T C>E LESS & \R READ]S & SUPPORT]S MI<T GIVE US A H>D TIME1 SO !Y HAVE TO KN[--& WE DON'T HAVE ! RI<T TO KEEP !M IGNORANT--:Y WE >E FLY+ ?IS FLAG1 :Y WE >E ADOPT+ ?IS EMBLEM1 :Y WE >E ACCEPT+ :AT HAS1 UNTIL N[1 BE5 CONSID]$ ONLY A HI/ORICAL CURIOSITY BUT ABSOLUTELY 9(F5SIVE FROM A REVOLUTION>Y /&PO9T4 

,WE >E NOT AFRAID TO ADMIT IT1 IT WILL CO/ US--DE>LY--TO AB&ON ! SC>LET BANN] ( ?OSE DEFEAT$ 9 ,MAY1 TO R5\NCE ! R$ FLAG ( ! BRAVE M5 & WOMAN ( '#g#a1 .<9 ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE.>1 BECAUSE WE /ILL %$ TE>S = !M & !Y /ILL 9SPIRE US4  ,WE HOLD DE> ! /IRR+ REM9D]S ( GOOD TIMES ON ?OSE GLORI\S ANNIV]S>IES & ! HATE & V5GEANCE ?AT RISES UP ON ! D>K DATES4  ,WE HAV5'T =GOTT5 ?OSE LIV+ 9 EXILE & PRISON1 WE :ISP] PRAISE TO !M & DREAM ( ! COM+ TRIUMPH4 

,BUT !RE IS SOME?+ MORE CONV9C+ ?AN ALL !SE IDEAS1 /RONG] ?AN PR9CIPLES1 MORE P[]FUL ?AN !ORIES4 

,:AT HAPP5S EV]YDAY CLE>LY %[S US ?AT ! R$ FLAG1 SO GLORI\S 9 DEFEAT1 CAN 9 VICTORY HIDE ! AMBITI\S DREAMS ( ! L[LIE/ S*EM]S 9 ITS BLAZ+ FOLDS1 AS WE SEE IT HAS ALREADY CLOAK$ A GOV]NM5T & S]V$ AS ! BANN] ( CON/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITY4  ,?AT'S H[ WE KNEW ?AT = US1 MUT9\S EV]YDAY1 REBELLI\S EV]Y H\R1 IT C\LD PROVIDE NO?+ BUT CONFUSION & ILLUSION4 

,( C\RSE1 IF WE /ILL WANT$ TO FI<T \T 9 ! OP51 9 ! ORGANIZ$ BATTLES ?AT UNTIL N[ ! REVOLUTION>IES HAVE ALWAYS HAD ! NAIVE PRET5SION TO 5GAGE 9 ) !IR 5EMIES1 ! R$ FLAG C\LD BECOME \RS4  ,IT IS1 9 FACT1 ALL PRETTY & SC>LET1 A FITT+ BANN] = SU* FI<TS & BATTLES4  ,A GOOD REPRES5TATION1 LIKE FEUDAL COATS OR >MS TALK+1 ( GETT+ RID ( ! PRIVILEG$ CA/ES 9 ! HUGE MASS ( PEOPLE1 ! COMPLETE DISAPPE>ANCE ( SOCIAL 9EQUALITY1 ! UNIFICATION ( ALL CLASSES 9TO ONE CLASS ( WORK]S4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT 5\< ANYMORE4  ,WE'RE DONE ) ! MISGUID$ WAYS ( ! PA/ REG>D+ ! PURELY PRACTICAL DOMA9 ( REVOLUTION>Y ACTION1 JU/ AS 9 ! SPECULATIVE REALM1 P]HAPS1 ( EMBLEMS & SYMBOLS4 

,:AT WE WANT N[--& WE SAY IT )\T FE>+ ( REPRISAL 9 ANY WAY--IS A P>TISAN W>1 ! COMBAT ( ! 0LO/ *ILDR50 9 ! /REETS1 AS REL5TLESS AS !Y >E DISSIPAT$1 FI<T+ 9 ! %AD[S1 BUT HITT+ ! M>K1 ! ONLY LOGICAL W>1 ! CIVIL W>--! ONLY WOR?:ILE W>--! SOCIAL W>4 

,!RE=E1 IT IS TO ?OSE :O >E SUFF]+1 TO ?OSE :O >E HOLD+ !IR BREA?S UND] ! EV]-9CREAS+ BURD5 ( POV]TY :OM WE CALL4  ,LET ?OSE :O HAVE HAD 5\< ( EXPLOITATION & SLAV]Y1 ?OSE :O WANT TO PUT AN 5D TO ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC DOM9ATION ?AT IS CRU%+ US1 ?OSE :O WANT TO BREAK =EV] ! IRON *IANS ?AT B9D & KEEP US SEP>ATE =EV]1 COME TO US4 

,WE DI/ANCE \RSELVES FROM ALL S5TIM5TALISM & ALL COMPROMISE4  ,WE >E />+ A DUEL TO ! DEA? ) B\RGEOIS SOCIETY4  ,!Y CANNOT W94  ,& BY TAK+ ! ,BLACK ,FLAG1 BY UNFURL+ TO ! W9DS ! D>K FOLDS ( DESP]ATION1 IT IS MORE ?AN A W>N+1 IT IS BETT] ?AN A CALL1 IT IS ! DEA? ( ! OLD WORLD ?AT WE >E DISPLAY+1 IT IS ! 9EVITABLE PROMISE ( ITS COM+ 5D & IT IS1 AT ! SAME TIME1 = ALL ! POOR & WRET*$1 = ?OSE WALL[+ 9 MIS]Y1 = ALL ?OSE DY+ ( HUNG]1 ! DEF9ITE ANN\NCEM5T ( AN ]A ( HAPP9ESS1 JU/ICE1 LIB]TY & PEACE3  IT IS ,A,N,>,*,Y4 

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