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http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/french_colonial_history/v003/3.1love.htmlAlthough the Russian government blocked his attempt to pass through Siberia, Père Philippe Avril's five-year quest for a land passage from Europe to Beijing contributed to European knowledge of Asian geography.
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