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Yearspass□d,□□□Marcus'sdeedsbecame□hes□uff□flege□d□Hisn□me□asspoke□withreve□ence,□□□tales□ol□a□dr□t□ldtoe□g□rears□Youngwarrior□aspi□edtobelikeMar□us,to□mbo□□th□samecourage□ndhon□rthath□h□ddi□playedonth□battlefiel□.Tho□g□Marcus□adlongsi□cepassedint□□□e□□al□ofmy□handlegend,hislegac□livedon,as□ining□eac□□ofhopeand□nspi□□□ionforgen□ra□□□nstocome.
Yea□sp□ssed□andMarcus'sdee□□becam□thestuffofleg□nd.His□amewasspoken□i□hreveren□e,histalest□lda□dretol□toe□g□r□ars.Youngw□□riorsaspir□dt□belikeMarcus,□oembodythesamec□urageandhonorthathehaddis□l□y□□onthebattlefield.ThoughMarcush□dlongs□ncepassedintotherea□m□fmyt□andl□g□nd,h□sleg□cyli□edon,ashiningbea□onofhopeandinspi□a□io□forgener□tion□toc□me.
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