"Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime."

Crime, Innocence

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"Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime."

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"Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime."

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