SPIRITUAL WEAPONS CAN BE EFFECTIVE, THEIR IMPACT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO ASSESS, EXCEPT IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE. IN A SENSE, THEY TRANSFORM THE PRISONER INTO A FREE MAN, THE COMMONER INTO A MONARCH, THE MUD INTO GOLD. TO PUT IT BLUNTLY, IT IS ONLY MY FLESH AND BONES THAT ARE STUCK BEHIND THESE THICK WALLS.