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Blucher, however, even when he recovers, falls prey to a congenital weakness for a week: the belief that the Allies are plotting to betray Prussia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France. Napoleon follows Blucher to Laon and attacks. 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