If a messerschmidt had taken his legs the wheelchair would have been like a medal, a badge of courage .

如果他的腿是被梅塞施米特战斗机打断的，那么这部轮椅就象一枚奖章，象征他的勇气。

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What matters is that Messerschmidt spent most of his final decade in near seclusion, sculpting sixty-nine heads intended to overwhelm his demons.

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