They are a 'Message to Australia' — the words of those who gave their stories as part of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
More than 1,000 contributions were received and published in a book that was handed over to the National Library of Australia on the final sitting of the commission today.
We've selected just a fraction of them below.
And just a warning, some of the messages may be confronting.
Many were thankful for the royal commission's work...
...but it was clear others still carried their pain...
And others looked to the future
You can read every message by visiting the royal commission website.
All images were supplied by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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