Just as there are phantom limbs there are phantom histories, histories that are severed and discarded, but linger on as thwarted possibilities an compelling nostalgias.

Adam Phillips
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The second world war was the most devastating war in history. It killed over 50 million people. Children are taught that these are the past, but memories are never truly gone. They may be suppressed, but they are still there, always haunting us.

The difference between a phantom limb and a phantom history is that a phantom limb is something that has been amputated from you. The idea of the phantom limb is to keep you from feeling pain if it is removed. But sometimes, you must accept this part of you will remain even after it falls off.

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