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those Eastern provinces,
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largely German speaking,
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I remind you,
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would be amputated and would be annexed by Germany.
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And, after the Paris region,
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Alsace and Lorraine were the two most industrialized
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and prosperous parts of France.
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And, so, in Paris people find themselves surrounded.
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Here we go, the screen
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Is that the right ring? I never know.
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who will help me out?
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They find themselves surrounded,