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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: "I thank your Highness in the name of the town," an-
swered the merchant chief. "May I ask you what is the
most distant date when we may expect the relieving army?"
"Six days at most, sir," replied the Grand Duke. "A
brave and clever messenger managed this morning to get
into the town, and he told me that fifty thousand Russians
under General Kisselef, are advancing by forced marches.
Two days ago, they were on the banks of the Lena, at
Kirensk, and now, neither frost nor snow will keep them
back. Fifty thousand good men, taking the Tartars on the
flank, will soon set us free."
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