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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Chouans by Honore de Balzac: number had heavy hobnailed boots, and coats of coarse cloth cut in the
fashion of the old regime, the shape of which the peasants have
religiously retained even to the present day. The collars of their
shirts were held together by buttons in the shape of hearts or
anchors. The wallets of these men seemed to be better than those of
their companions, and several of them added to their marching outfit a
flask, probably full of brandy, slung round their necks by a bit of
twine. A few burgesses were to be seen in the midst of these semi-
savages, as if to show the extremes of civilization in this region.
Wearing round hats, or flapping brims or caps, high-topped boots, or
shoes and gaiters, they exhibited as many and as remarkable
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