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And there, monsters of the land, fiercer and feller than any that roam the watery plains, rewarded the robber by purchasing his spoils.
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Mann describes the harsh realities faced by enslaved individuals upon arrival in foreign lands, emphasizing exploitation.

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