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And the child—your child—was born there in the midst of misery. It was a deadly place: strange, everything was strange, we women lying there were strange to each other, lonely and hating one another out of misery, the same torment in that crowded ward full of chloroform and blood, screams and groans.
And the child—your child—was born there in the midst of misery. It was a deadly place: strange, everything was strange, we women lying there were strange to each other, lonely and hating one another out of misery, the same torment in that crowded ward full of chloroform and blood, screams and groans.
Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
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- Stefan Zweig
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- Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Stefan Zweig: documented activity in 1901. Wikidata Q78491, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78491 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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