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102:, the word of Prince Baichu. You Pope, know that your messengers came to visit us and brought to us your letters. They made strange discourses to us, and we do not know if you ordered them to utter these words, and if they did so of their own accord..."
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Mongols to stop persevering in their errors and to end the slaughter, especially of Christians. There is not even a hint at a renewal of the dialogue with the
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18:Serkis
141:Notes
312:ISBN
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