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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: when he could not.
There would be no difficulty in getting over the first
thousand miles, the distance between Moscow and the Rus-
sian frontier. Railroads, post-carriages, steamboats, re-
lays of horses, were at everyone's disposal, and consequently
at the disposal of the courier of the Czar.
Accordingly, on the morning of the 16th of July, having
doffed his uniform, with a knapsack on his back, dressed in
the simple Russian costume -- tightly-fitting tunic, the tradi-
tional belt of the Moujik, wide trousers, gartered at the
knees, and high boots -- Michael Strogoff arrived at the sta-
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