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But today, I must break my silence, because now even my basic right to exist, my right to a home, is threatened.
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The speaker says that staying silent is no longer possible. A threat to the basic right to exist—and to have a home—has made speaking out necessary. The words present a home not as a luxury, but as part of basic security and existence.
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