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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: crossed the Obi, that is, for eight days, must be almost ex-
hausted. He waited.
The cart was soon at the corner of the road. It was a
very dilapidated vehicle, known in the country as a kibitka,
just capable of holding three persons. Usually the kibitka
is drawn by three horses, but this had but one, a beast with
long hair and a very long tail. It was of the Mongol breed,
known for strength and courage.
A young man was leading it, with a dog beside him.
Nadia saw at once that the young man was Russian; his
face was phlegmatic, but pleasant, and at once inspired con-
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