It is a mostly African American city that has suffered economic hardship for several decades, a stark contrast to the fame and wealth the Jackson family attained as a result of successful music careers after they left the city.

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Everybody knows that all those heroes are there because they want to be and they want to be there, so that they can earn both the wealth that can be taken from a defeated city, but even more important, the kind of fame and glory that comes with such deeds.

我们都知道,所有去战斗的英雄们,都是自愿的,他们想去战斗是因为,他们可以赢得从战败的城市获得的财富,更重要的是,由这些功绩带来的名望和荣誉

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