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2020. The year it all happened.
We felt it all, and we watched it all too.
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When the year began, there was so much to look forward to.
And then the world changed.
[tiger roars]
When there were a thousand questions and no answers,
we all rallied around one thing.
- People thinking that she fed her husband to the tigers.
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When it felt like the walls were closing in,
we escaped into new realities and adventures.
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We found ways to come together.
We tried new things and got used to a new normal.
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When finding romance in quarantine proved impossible,
we found our crushes on-screen.
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Our homes turned into our first date spots,
our playgrounds, our classrooms, and our nights on the town.
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And, when a moment became a movement,
and righteous rage reached its breaking point,
we took a hard look in the mirror.
We raised our voices.
[background crowd chanting]
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We embraced summer as a state of mind.
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We even learned how to play chess.
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We had reason to be hopeful — that extra hour of darkness
meant we had another hour of light...
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And in the end,
we watched remarkable people change minds, hearts,
and the course of history.
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Just like 2020.