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<strong>The Beat Within</strong></p>
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<p>When you’re a man sentenced to life in prison, becoming relevant is your only way out. So, for years I’ve aspired to become relevant — relevant in the lives of others, and I have in the lives of many prisoners. However, the fact that I’ve been unable to extend that relevance beyond the prison environment has wreaked havoc on my soul.</p>
<p>I hadn’t fully acknowledged the effects until today. Today, I received the letter.</p>