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We're all alive, but we don't know why or what for; we're all searching for happiness; we're all leading lives that are different and yet the same.

— Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl (1942)

Wij leven allen, maar weten niet waarom en waarvoor, wij leven allen met het doel gelukkig te worden, we leven allen verschillend en toch gelijk.

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We all live with the objective of being happy, our lives are all different and yet the same.

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