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“The poor foreigner,' he said, 'has been acquainted with our grasslands but for four short days.' 'We must pity him,' said the old man with feeling. 'How hard it must be,' commented the woman, 'not to be born a Mongolian.' 'To be sure,' said the old man, 'the fellow is most unfortunate. But how blessed he is to have found his way to us!”

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