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Page 417 - The blood which I saw shed before my eyes redoubled my terror. I fell into the midst of a body of guards. They stopped me, interrogated me, and were beginning to use me ill when, happily for me, the book that I carried was perceived and served me for a passport. Twice after this I fell into the same danger from which I extricated myself with the same good fortune.
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