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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: But then sorrow crept into my cell and nearly broke me down.

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But then sorrow crept into my cell and nearly broke me down.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin expresses the emotional toll of sorrow during his time in prison.

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