{"id":3254,"date":"2023-06-30T23:47:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2023-06-30T23:48:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:48:01","slug":"samaria-gorge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/samaria-gorge\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaria Gorge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-here-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3256\" width=\"410\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-here-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-here-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-here-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-here-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-here-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Start-here-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Amazingly, in 14 years of Explore ! we\u2019ve never been down the Samaria Gorge. So let\u2019s put that<br>straight, with an afternoon descent in early May, very few walkers on the path, and an overnight<br>stay in Agia Roumeli.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-S-entry-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3261\" width=\"556\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-S-entry-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-S-entry-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-S-entry-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-S-entry-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-S-entry-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-S-entry-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>First some facts. The National Park of Samaria was established in 1962, covering an area of 4,850<br>hectares. The trail down the gorge begins from Xyloscala, on the Omalos plateau, and descends<br>from 1,230m (4,035ft) to sea level and the Libyan Sea. From entrance to exit measures 13.3 km,<br>with a further 3km into Agia Roumeli. An average time for the walk is between 5 and 7 hrs, with a<br>Degree of Difficulty 3\/5. The Gorge is open from May 1st until late October depending on weather conditions, and from 7am. An entry fee (currently 5 euro) is payable.<\/p><div class=\"sxncs69df14b999433\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- convertri page leaderboard -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1583078900392636\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4520084506\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.sxncs69df14b999433 {\r\nmargin: 5px;padding: 0px;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.sxncs69df14b999433 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.sxncs69df14b999433 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.sxncs69df14b999433 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.sxncs69df14b999433 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.sxncs69df14b999433 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n\n\n\n<p>An item of interest. In the corner of the car park, opposite the entrance, is a memorial to eleven<br>members of the KKE \u2026\u201d and dozens more fighters whose identities are unknown,\u201d killed in the<br>Battle of Samaria in June 1948. More of which later.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KKE-Memorial-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3257\" width=\"376\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KKE-Memorial-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KKE-Memorial-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KKE-Memorial-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KKE-Memorial-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KKE-Memorial-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KKE-Memorial-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After a taxi from Paleochora, we were the last to set off down the gorge, at exactly 1pm, with<br>warnings that the last boat left at 5.30pm, and the exit gate would close at 6.pm, neither of which<br>caused us concern. The massive north face of Gingilos dominates the initial descent, which drops<br>almost 1000m in the first 2km. On Gingilos are several precarious looking rock climbing routes,<br>none of which I would contemplate, even in my youth. The summit, at 2,080m is attained by an<br>easier path (ref. Explore ! April 2014) far less hazardous, and the summit views extensive.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gingilos-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3255\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gingilos-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gingilos-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gingilos-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gingilos-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gingilos-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gingilos-750x562.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Michelle was slightly ahead, and apart from several, for reasons best known to themselves, walking<br>UP to Omalos, I was alone in the gorge, with just birdsong, the scent of the pine trees and later<br>the rippling stream for company. Near the end of the steep section is Ag. Nikolaus church, a place<br>of worship since Ancient Greek and Roman times.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ag-Nikolaus-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3258\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ag-Nikolaus-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ag-Nikolaus-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ag-Nikolaus-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ag-Nikolaus-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ag-Nikolaus-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ag-Nikolaus-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here there is spring water, toilets, and horses to rescue the lame and limping, and with often over 1000 visitors daily, these are frequent \u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spring-water-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3262\" width=\"552\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spring-water-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spring-water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spring-water-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spring-water-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spring-water-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spring-water-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Not always is the gorge as peaceful and placid. Xan Fielding, returning to Crete ten years after his<br>wartime exploits with the SOE, and visiting partisan friends in Samaria village, wrote : \u201c<br>Winter had broken the path in a small number of places ; we had to negotiate gaps and screes<br>which beforehand had never existed. Damage by rain and floods was evident, too, when we reached<br>the bottom. The stream was swollen into a vicious torrent.\u201d \u2018The Stronghold\u2019 \u2013 1953<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samaria-village-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3260\" width=\"572\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samaria-village-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samaria-village-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samaria-village-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samaria-village-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samaria-village-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samaria-village-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Conditions were similarly hazardous when on the 22nd May 1941, after the German invasion, King<br>George of Greece, son Prince Peter and Prime Minister Tsouderos were guided down the gorge to<br>Agia Roumeli, and evacuated to Alexandria on the British destroyer HMS Decoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The settlement of Samaria \u2013 the name derives from the church of Santa Maria of Egypt, b.1379 \u2013<br>was populated until 1962, when residents were moved to old Agia Roumeli as the National Park was<br>developed. Now there is a Warden Centre, First Aid post, picnic tables, water and toilets. In the<br>early morning, or late afternoon, here are possible glimpses of the endangered Cretan wild goat, or<br>\u201ckri-kri\u201d whose main residence is in the National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the summer of 1948, at the height of the Greek Civil War, around a thousand Government<br>forces trapped and heavily outnumbered several hundred KKE fighters who had sought refuge in<br>Samaria village. All the exits were sealed, and troops moved down the gorge. Between 2nd\/8th<br>June, fierce fighting resulted in many fatalities and casualties on both sides. But under cover of<br>darkness, the majority of the guerrillas escaped the confines of the gorge by a little-known path<br>from Prinias over Volakias mountain, and fled. Incredibly, two of these, who later became known as<br>the \u201cEagles of Crete\u201d, remained \u2018Wanted\u2019 and on the run from authorities until they surrendered<br>under an Amnesty in February 1975. *<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-narrows-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3263\" width=\"353\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-narrows-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-narrows-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-narrows-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-narrows-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-narrows-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gorge-narrows.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A concerned Ranger asked us if all was well, pointed out that we were only half-way, and that it was<br>now four o\u2019clock. At a slightly raised pace, and on easier terrain, the gorge widened, then narrowed<br>to reach \u2018Portes\u2019, or Iron Gates, where just 3m separates cliffs rising sheer to 300m.<br>Despite the dry winter, and below average snowfall, the Tarraios river flowed, and was crossed<br>several times by wooden footbridges.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portes-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3259\" width=\"454\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portes-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portes-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portes-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portes-1535x2048.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portes-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portes-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>A further 1.5km took us to the Exit, the last of c.800 to arrive, although we had seen only a few.<br>We declined the temptation of the \u201cshuttle bus\u201d, and walked the final kilometre into Agia Roumeli<br>and the hospitality of old friends at the Calypso hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early years of the Samaria Gorge, walkers travelled to Paleochora in an open boat, which<br>towed two similar craft, probably an unnerving and uncomfortable two-hour voyage. After a day\u2019s<br>rest and relaxation, we returned home in comparative luxury on board the Good Ship Samaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2018The Eagles of Crete\u2019 : An Untold Story of the Civil War. 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