Asked & Answered, Again~95

They got it Wrong ...in 12 lines

"What does the Pursuit of

Happiness mean, Miss Brooks?"

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"It means the Founders got it wrong, Emily."

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"... ...Really?"

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"It should have been Hope-iness,

without the Pursuit."

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"...Why?"

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"Happiness is fleeting,

Hope-iness is abiding."

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"But, hope-iness isn't even a word."

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"It would have been if they had 

Declared it."

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