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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: imperial cipher. The iemschik, on coming up with his
team, threw an inquisitive glance at the passengers of the
tarantass. No luggage! -- and had there been, where in the
world could he have stowed it? Rather shabby in appear-
ance too. He looked contemptuous.
"Crows," said he, without caring whether he was over-
heard or not; "crows, at six copecks a verst!"
"No, eagles!" said Michael, who understood the
iemschik's slang perfectly; "eagles, do you hear, at nine
copecks a verst, and a tip besides."
He was answered by a merry crack of the whip.
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