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Nay, more, like the flaming sword of the cherubim at the gates of Paradise, turning on every side, it shall prevent any SLAVE-HUNTER from ever setting foot in this Commonwealth.
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Sumner uses a vivid metaphor to illustrate the protection against slave hunters in Massachusetts.
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