On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
My object in working steadily was to remove any suspicion he might entertain of my intent to run away; and in this I succeeded admirably.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass explains his strategic reason for working diligently, aiming to deceive his master about his intentions to escape.
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