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    therehatthekingwasagain

    tryingtointerferesandasaresult;onthe

    5thofoctober;thereinparisitspreadto

    versaillesandthepeoplepacifieduntiltheyhad

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    trusthinversaillestheylikedtohavehiey

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    kinghedied;onthe2ndofapriloftheyear1791theking;

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    21stofjunehehispictureonain;

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    nationalguard;andbacktoparis;

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    ably

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    asselyinthisneheringofpopularrepresentatives

    thereanyextrelyrevolutionaryelentsthe

    boldestangthesehejabins;aftertheold

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    theseyoungnstoftheelongingtotheprofessional

    classesdeveryviolentspeechesandhenewspapers

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    factionshadcausedsuchastateofdisorderthattheuntry

    ercyofanybodyedtotakeaupleof

    provinytoinvade

    franceanddelivertheking

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    offranceallthepentuphatredofyearsofhungerand

    sufferingaxthebofparisstord

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    nd;gaveorderto‘‘ceasefiringjusthecrowdwas

    retiringthepeople;drunkhbloodandnoiseandcheap

    urderedthesan;theninvadedthe

    palace;andeeting

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    hisoffice;andfrokenasaprisonertothe

    oldple

    butthearesofaustriaandprussiantinuedtheiradvance

    andthepanienand

    enintoberof

    theyear1792;thecrourderedall

    theprisonersthegoventdidnotinterferethejabins;

    headedbydanton;kneeanteitherthe

    suost

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    beroftheyear1792;a

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    forllyaccusedofhightreasonandbeforethe

    nventionheyandbyavoteof361to360

    theextravotebeingthatofhisusinthedukeoforleans

    henedtodeathonthe21stofjanuaryofthe

    year1793;hequietlyanduchdignitysufferedhielf

    tobetakentothescaffoldhehadneverunderstoodall

    theshootingandthefusshadbeenaboutandhehadbeentoo

    proudtoaskquestions

    thenthejabinstuedagainsttherederateelent

    inthenvention;thegirondists;calledaftertheirsouthe

    district;thegirondeaspecialrevolutionarytribunalwas

    institutedandtyoneoftheleadinggirondistswere

    ndeedtodeaththeothersttedsuicidetheywere

    enbuttoophilosophioderate

    tosurviveduringthesefrightfulyears

    inoctoberoftheyear1793thenstitutionwas

    suspendedbythejabins‘‘untilpeaceshouldhavebeen

    deittee

    ofpublicsafety;hdantonandrobespierreasits

    leadersthechristianreligionandtheoldchronologywere

    abolishedthe‘‘ageofreasonofaspainehad

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    eightyaday

    theautocraticruleofthekinghadbeendestroyedit

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    tokillallthosefranceued

    intoaslaughterhouseeverybodysuspectedeverybodyelse

    noonefeltsafeoutofsheerfear;afeeersoftheold

    nvention;hattheyhenextcandidatesfor

    thescaffold;finallytuedagainstrobespierre;whohad

    alreadydeerlleaguesrobespierre;

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    heotheguillotineonthe27thofjuly;ofthe

    year1794the9ththerdoroftheyearii;acrdingtothe

    strangee

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    thedangerouspositionoffrance;hoadeitnecessary

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    halfiesfoughttheir

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    egypt;anddefeatedeveryoneoftheeneesofthegreat

    revolution;fivedirectorsed;andtheyruled

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    nds

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    childrenandndtheirrespectforafewyearshewas

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    ofafrenartiniqueandthehe

    vitedebeauhaais;edbyrobespierre

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    theeerordivorcedherason

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    insyriatobeedpossibleto

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    andseethelittle

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