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These stories celebrate endurance rather than victory, reminding us that history belonged just as much to those who endured as those who conquered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love Tom Waits&#8217; music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Waits - &quot;Hold On&quot;\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0P5jV4lHHR0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Featured stories<\/strong> that reminded me of <strong><em>Hold On <\/em>by Tom Waits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Sentry<\/strong> by Alison Morton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roman province of Noricum, AD 395 &#8211; When danger strikes and you are on your own with<br>only fear as a companion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I can\u2019t do this. 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