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Why could the mother not recognize John Brown later?

Why could the mother not recognize John Brown later?

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    John Brown’s mother couldn’t recognize his own son, once he came back, because John Brown’s face was all shot up and his hand was all blown off. He wore a metal brace around his waist to support himself and even “whispered kind of slow, in a voice she did not know.” He was beyond recognizable in his dilapidated stature.

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