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Why was the convict caught and imprisoned?
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23/03/2021 7:34 pm
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Why was the convict caught and imprisoned?
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The convict’s wife was ill and starving. He had no money and work at that time. He had to steal to feed his sick wife and was thus caught and imprisoned. In the prison, he was given a number. He suffered there so much that he had forgotten his name. He had been reduced to a mere number.
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