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Is it any wonder there's so much debate about what the Pledge of Allegiance means? Look how confusing it is: Thirty-one words, at least one of which is five syllables long. And not a single bullet point. To help make sense of it, we've created this quick and easy summary using Microsoft PowerPoint.

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