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              \ V /  / ___ \| |___| |_| | |___ ___) |
         *     \_/  /_/   \_\_____|\___/|_____|____/      .
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             three things I try to live by, in plain text

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    [ 1 ]  HUMAN RIGHTS ARE FOR EVERYONE

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                    / \     / \     / \     / \

    The same humanity that gives me my rights gives everyone
    else the right to insist I respect theirs. Nobody is less
    human because of who they love, where they come from, what
    they believe or how their body works. That goes for people
    whose way of thinking I may never understand, too.


    [ 2 ]  FREEDOM, EVEN WHEN IT HURTS

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             |  |  |  |  |  \              v
             |  |  |  |  |   \         v
             |  |  |  |  |    \
             |  |  |  |  |    /
             |__|__|__|__|___/   the door is open

    I want to be free to question what I was taught, to change
    my mind and to live the way I choose. That means letting
    other people walk paths I don't like. Honestly, that is
    usually the hard part.


    [ 3 ]  KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE FREE

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             |   ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~   |   ~~ ~~~~~ ~~     |
             |   ~~~ ~~~~ ~~     |   ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~   |
             |___________________|___________________|
                                \ | /
                                 \|/

    Anyone curious should be able to follow a question as far
    as it goes, even with no money for books and nobody to open
    a library door for them. When I work something out, I write
    down how I got there, for whoever comes next.


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        Pablo Murad                      written 15 November 2026
        https://pablomurad.com                 /values.txt

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                          be kind, stay curious.