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though_o small_a yet_o abound_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o provision_n the_o five_o county_n fuencheufu_n though_o hilly_a yet_o on_o the_o hill_n themselves_o have_v some_o place_n capable_a of_o tillage_n and_o beneath_o divers_z thick_a wood_n and_o forest_n store_v with_o venison_n fruitful_a cornfield_n and_o meadow_n for_o pasture_n the_o province_n of_o xensi_fw-la be_v more_o subject_n to_o drought_n than_o any_o other_o province_n and_o very_o often_o infinite_o endamage_v by_o swarm_n of_o locust_n which_o like_o a_o vast_a army_n devour_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o lie_v waste_v all_o before_o they_o this_o province_n particular_o produce_v the_o physical_a plant_n rhubarb_n the_o first_o county_n siganfu_n of_o the_o province_n of_o xensi_fw-la have_v both_o pleasant_a mountain_n and_o fruitful_a plain_n produce_v all_o store_n of_o fruit_n and_o other_o provision_n the_o second_o likewise_o be_v both_o manure_v and_o not_o behind_o in_o natural_a fertility_n 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