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    theybestoheirdesdantsaterribleiance

    ofhateandsery.foruntoldturiesthesoutheaste

    erofeuropehadbeentheseofrebellionandbloodshed.

    duringthesevehelastturythepeopleof

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    retryingtogaintheirfreedourkshthe

    supportofnyoftheeptoprevent

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    afteraperiodofpartiassacresinbulgaria

    intheyear1876,therussianpeoplelostallpatience.

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    felt,heirsbyeveryrightoftradition.

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    archdukeferdinaotheaustrianthrone,urdered

    onjune28oftheyear1914.theassassinwasaserbian

    studentpurelypatriotictives.

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    angthesllgroupofhohusiastswhowere

    responsiblefortheoutbreakofthegreatfrenchrevolution.

    hehaddevotedhislifetothecauseofthepoorandtheunfortunate.

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    refusedtoaccepttheirsacrifice.heescapedandtriedtoreach

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    thattheirprisoneralebreedingandhadno

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    personyoftherevolutionarystate.

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    ...
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