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At last the stain of shame has been wiped out.
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The speaker says that a painful sense of disgrace has finally been removed. “Stain” presents shame as something that marks a person, while “wiped out” suggests complete cleansing. “At last” emphasizes that this relief or restoration came after a long wait.
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