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We just need to work together and we will be fine.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>Why is the song so loved and well known in Sierra Leone?<\/em><\/summary>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">\u201cWe Lek We Salone\u201d is a big motivational song for us, it is mainly sung on Independence Day, when we are down or celebrating a festival. 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