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But if a freemen is carried away, a grievous and intolerable wrong is done; a wound is inflicted which mortal medicaments cannot heal, nor the longest continued punishment of the malefactor ever expiate.
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Mann expresses the profound injustice of a free person being wrongfully enslaved, emphasizing its lasting impact.
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