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Almost every American can recite the opening line of this speech.  It is perhaps the best known in American history, yet it was one of the shortest ever delivered – a speech constructed to say a lot in a little time, but perhaps crafted that way for another important reason as well.  We take a look at a few things you may not have known about the Gettysburg Address…