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poleons whiff of gun-powder. Then a victorious army may be brought to astandstill, like Wellingtons, in Spain, when the retreatingFrench blew up an arch of the colossal Roman bridge atAlcantara, so that for some long days the unfordable Tagusmight protect their rearguard. It was no easy task to… … O Pio o -w c H < s > fa Hfa o THE STUDY OF BRIDGES AND ROADS 17 Yes, believe me, it is worth while to think of the high-ways and byways. Try to imagine, for instance, what it hascost in suffering and in death to make fit for use all thetraffic arteries and veins that nourish and sustain life…
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