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In examining one of these men I was perfectly unmanned by my tears; and on retiring from the tent to give them vent I encountered Senator Wade, who had fled from the work, and was sobbing like a child.
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Julian was emotionally overwhelmed by the suffering he witnessed among the prisoners.
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