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| | Book 3, Chapter 29 |
 | | As in the neigbourhood of Polotsk, there was abundant forage, the crops still standing; the soldiers, knowing that we should stay there for some time, set to work to reap and thresh the corn, grinding it afterwards in the little hand-mills, such as are found in every peasant's house. |
 | | This appeared to me to be slow work, and I caused two water-mills on the Polota to be repaired, from which time my regiment was sure of its bread. |
 | | As for meat, the woods were full of beasts abandoned by their owners; but since providing ourselves from these meant a daily hunt, I resolved to imitate a practice which I had seen with the Army of Portugal, and to form a regimental herd. |
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