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46Centuries by the French peasantry.
The sun shines down mildly and the whole landscape seems to bask in the warm pleasant rays. They don't see as much of the sun as in the warm Western Hemisphere yet what they do get is very valuable and soothing.
The biggest station, as far as I could see, was Lyons. One could see the postal employees busily at work, sorting up the mails in the postal buildings. (It was midnight when we reached this town).
The French people have a very frugal meal at breakfast. They have a loaf of bread and with a knife hack off a portion which they then consume with a piece of cheese. Their bottles are filled with wine – wine is a national beverage,
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