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THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD
already to be wondering that they could have been on ⟨my legs⟩ a minute before.
“Well, with God’s blessing, with God’s blessing!” ⟨said the⟩ convicts in coarse, abrupt voices, in which, however, ⟨there was⟩ a note of pleasure.
Yes, with God’s blessing! Freedom, new life, ⟨resurection⟩ from the dead. . . . What a glorious moment!