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My greatest dream for example was to die at liberty, so that they’d bury me without a number in the head.
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The speaker’s greatest dream is to die free, not under someone else’s control. They also want to be buried without “a number in the head,” suggesting a wish to remain recognized as a person rather than identified only by a number. The image joins freedom in life with personal dignity after death.
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- Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (archived interview from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
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- Official Statement
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