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But here I should imagine the most terrible part of the whole punishment is, not the bodily pain at all__ut the certain knowledge that in an hour, then in ten minutes, then in half a minute, then now__his very instant__our soul must quit your body and that you will no longer be a man__nd that this is certain, certain!
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But here I should imagine the most terrible part of the whole punishment is, not the bodily pain at all__ut the certain knowledge that in an hour, then in ten minutes, then in half a minute, then now__his very instant__our soul must quit your body and that you will no longer be a man__nd that this is certain, certain!

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