曼德拉昔日看守忆两人忘年之交
<p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imprisoned">imprisoned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Robben">Robben</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span>. <span word="Christo">Christo</span> <span word="Brand">Brand</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="jailer">jailer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> — <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</span> <span word="warden">warden</span> — <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Brand">Brand</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 50<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="son">son</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> "<span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="chats">chats</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandchild">grandchild</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>," <span word="Brand">Brand</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="Brand">Brand</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span>."</p><p><span word="Brand">Brand</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Robben">Robben</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 18 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="was">was</span> 60. <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 18 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Robben">Robben</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p><span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="Brand">Brand</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smuggled">smuggled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="pomade">pomade</span>. <span word="Brand">Brand</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sneaked">sneaked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p>
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