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Quote by Ahmet Altan
I am writing these words from a prison cell.
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The speaker is writing while physically confined in a prison cell. The sentence plainly identifies the setting and suggests that these words are being produced under conditions of imprisonment rather than ordinary freedom.
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- Ahmet Altan Official Site
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- Official Statement
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