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father is kicked in the stomach by it, leading to great injury. On his deathbed, his father refuses to formally acknowledge LĂ©opold as his son, believing that a mulatto should not carry the family name. Devastated by his father's rejection, LĂ©opold runs away from home and goes missing.
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