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\title{The Road to Revolution}
\author{Ho Chi Minh, 19?? \linebreak Translated by VietAnon \linebreak Typeset by \LaTeX\,Anon}
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\epigraph{Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement…the role of vanguard fighter can be fulfilled only by a party that is guided by the most advanced theory.}{V.I. Lenin, \emph{What is to be done}.}

%UNION OF THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE
%SEAL OF THE MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA

Published by The Association of Oppressed Ethnic Groups in Asia

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