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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: Tartars' march? He knew the Yenisei, its width was con-
siderable, its currents strong. Ordinarily by means of
boats specially built for the conveyance of travelers, car-
riages, and horses, the passage of the Yenisei takes about
three hours, and then it is with extreme difficulty that the
boats reach the opposite bank. Now, in the absence of any
ferry, how was the kibitka to get from one bank to the
other?
Day was breaking when the kibitka reached the left bank,
where one of the wide alleys of the park ended. They were
about a hundred feet above the Yenisei, and could therefore
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