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This quote is a thought, rather than a statement, by Aksyonov. It represents a moment of realization following a shocking meeting with his wife in the local jailhouse, before Aksyonov is removed to Siberia. Here, she informs him that the Tsar has rejected his last appeal and expresses suspicion that he may actually be guilty of murder. This meeting marks the final time that Aksyonov sees his wife and children, and Aksyonov’s permanent separation from his family is accompanied by his pivot—captured in these lines—from a life of worldliness and materialism towards intent to live a strictly spiritual life. The…