forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit

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fors·an et haec olim me·mi·nis·se ju·va·bit ˌfȯr-ˌsän-ˌet-ˈhīk-ˌō-lim-ˌme-mi-ˈni-se-yu̇-ˈwä-bit

: and perhaps it will please (us) one day to remember these things

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