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his_o opinion_n to_o attack_v they_o brisk_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n who_o command_v the_o spanish_a army_n approve_v this_o advice_n but_o the_o count_n of_o fuensaldâ—gne_n as_o plenipotenâ—iary_n persuade_v the_o archduke_n not_o to_o abandon_v the_o attack_n that_o have_v be_v project_v allege_v that_o though_o one_o shall_v hauâ—_n the_o fortune_n to_o beat_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o continue_v the_o siege_n by_o reason_n that_o abundance_n of_o man_n will_v certain_o be_v lose_v in_o a_o occasion_n of_o that_o nature_n those_o two_o chief_n being_n master_n the_o prince_n be_v oblige_v to_o acquiesce_v and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n have_v time_n enough_o allow_v he_o to_o retrench_v himself_o so_o well_o in_o his_o camp_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o force_v he_o to_o a_o combat_n which_o distract_v the_o prince_n stenâ—yâ—urâ—endered_v â—urâ—ender'd_z itself_o soon_o after_o which_o enable_v thâ—_n french_a to_o 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