Here,the travelers can stay a few nights and eat a good meal, while they take a brief respite from their long and dangerous journey north.

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It lasted just a few months and people once we got out of it people thought maybe we're getting a brief--a respite.

它只持续了几个月，人们,曾经我们摆脱了这个时期后人们认为,也许我们得到了一个暂时的缓解和放松。

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