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The corpses of fellow-countrymen lie unburied on the roadside, and their memories haunt us.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The corpses of fellow-countrymen lie unburied on the roadside, and their memories haunt us.”
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Sumner evokes a haunting image of unburied corpses, emphasizing the tragic consequences of conflict.
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