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Great way to link Chile's coat of arms in your essay. I just now learn that the huemul is symbolic of reason and the condor, of force. Note that force (condor) ends up feeding on dead things, while reason lives lightly, consuming products of the sun. Might can't make right. It only creates resistance and resentment. Reason must prevail, but even reason, especially in the form of science can be abused by those obsessed with being in power. Peaceful resistance is key.

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