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Old 01-05-2017, 06:19 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_of_July_Movement

It's always darkest before the dawn. We need to get to rock bottom first.

And by "we" I don't mean to include any of you losers.

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On 2 December 1956, 82 men landed in Cuba, having sailed in the boat Granma from Tuxpan, Veracruz, ready to organize and lead a revolution. The early signs were not good for the movement. They landed in daylight, were attacked by the Cuban Air Force, and suffered numerous casualties. The landing party was split into two and wandered lost for two days, most of their supplies abandoned where they landed. They were also betrayed by their peasant guide in an ambush, which killed more of those who had landed. Batista mistakenly announced Fidel Castro's death at this point. Of the 82 who sailed aboard the Granma, only 12 eventually regrouped in the Sierra Maestra mountain range.
Twelve dudes in the Sierra Maestra. That's when Castro's Cuban Revolution reached rock bottom.
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