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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: prisoners was blind, and their natural barbarity led them to
make game of their unfortunate victim. They were travel-
ing fast. Michael's horse, having no one to guide him,
often started aside, and so made confusion among the ranks.
This drew on his rider such abuse and brutality as wrung
Nadia's heart, and filled Nicholas with indignation. But
what could they do? They could not speak the Tartar lan-
guage, and their assistance was mercilessly refused. Soon
it occurred to these men, in a refinement of cruelty, to ex-
change the horse Michael was riding for one which was
blind. The motive of the change was explained by a re-
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