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And yet, the Marine Corps beats on, boats against the logical current, borne back ceaselessly into a motivated past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon learning of the base\u2019s decision, celebratory trumpets and cries of \u201cErrah!\u201d and \u201cYut!\u201d thundered like beacons from the beaches of Del Mar to the wildfire-scorched hills of San Mateo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To deny a Marine a skin fade on a Sunday, after all, is to disrupt the natural order. 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