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Saturday, April 18, 2009
One of my favorite movies is the old western "Shane." Shane, a man who has never come to terms with his past, sentences himself to a life of isolation. He becomes the reluctant hero to a western town and idol to a young boy. The closing lines of the movie are iconic. The young boy cries out to the hero as he rides off into the distance, "Shane, come back, Shane."
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