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Candide Chapter 3 - How Candide Made His Escape From the Bulgarians, and What Afterwards Became of Him

In which the thunderous clash of armies reveals a grim theatre of carnage beyond the pomp and blare of trumpets, compelling our young hero to ponder the tangled web of causes and effects amidst ruins and human misery. Seeking charity in Holland, he encounters both harsh rejection and unexpected kindness, so that the fickle nature of humankind stands displayed before him as vividly as the wounds of the suffering beggar he meets.

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