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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: The third Tartar column -- the one which came up the
valley of the Yenisei on the 24th of September -- appeared
in sight of Irkutsk. It immediately occupied the deserted
suburbs, every building in which had been destroyed so as
not to impede the fire of the Grand Duke's guns, unfor-
tunately but few in number and of small caliber. The Tar-
tar troops as they arrived organized a camp on the bank of
the Angara, whilst waiting the arrival of the two other
columns, commanded by the Emir and his allies.
The junction of these different bodies was effected on
the 25th of September, in the Angara camp, and the whole
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