text_original: Here, then, was the last issue of a cleverly contrived lie. Still, it must be added that the false telegram of Ems was but the spark which set fire to a powder mill full to the brim. The war between France and Prussia had not the character of a surprise ; Prevost Paradol had already spoken of it in 1868, in La France nouvelle, as of imminent certainty.
text_transcription: HERE THEN WAS THE LAST ISSUE OF A CLEVERLY CONTRIVED LIE STILL IT MUST BE ADDED THAT THE FALSE TELEGRAM OF EMS WAS BUT THE SPARK WHICH SET FIRE TO A POWDER MILL FULL TO THE BRIM THE WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA HAD NOT THE CHARACTER OF A SURPRISE PREVOST PARADOL HAD ALREADY SPOKEN OF IT IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT IN LA FRANCE NEUVELLE AS OF IMMINENT CERTAINTY
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