The rebel

Mogogi wa mogodu —

The guide has led us to ntwa ya tsogo.
Moferefere ya sesole!
Popomfsa… go kwa khutso?

No.
Kgotso is here.
Boemo bjo bo sa suthego:
It will not move.
It cannot break.

Thlokego ya merusu —
That is the goal.
Poloko ya ntwa must be the end.
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