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country_n and_o convey_v without_o cost_n the_o 17._o we_o come_v to_o stepanitze_n soâ—sâ—hen_o the_o 19_o we_o come_v to_o zotschen_n which_o be_v the_o last_o town_n of_o bogdania_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o niester_n that_o part_v the_o say_a country_n from_o podolia_n camyenetâ—_n the_o 20._o we_o pass_v the_o river_n of_o nyester_n and_o come_v to_o camyenetz_n in_o the_o country_n of_o podoliâ—_n subject_n to_o the_o king_n of_o poland_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o strong_a town_n by_o nature_n and_o situation_n that_o can_v be_v see_v the_o 21._o we_o come_v to_o skala_n skala_n the_o 22._o to_o slothone_n or_o sloczow_n the_o 24._o to_o leopolis_n which_o be_v in_o russia_n alba_fw-la leunpurg_n and_o so_o be_v the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o country_n betwixt_o camyenetz_n and_o it_o and_o it_o be_v a_o town_n very_o well_o build_v well_o govern_v full_a of_o traffic_v and_o plentiful_a and_o there_o we_o stay_v five_o day_n the_o 30._o we_o bait_v at_o grodecz_n grodecz_n 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