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Česká Třebova is quite a town, in country less rough. There are some industries, as at Ústí.
Svitava is in Moravia, Its altitude [[insert]](another, later note, says 448.022) [[/insert]] above the sea, at R.R. station, is 386.923 meters. Westward [[insert]] ^ on road to Policka [[/insert]] there is a nice territory, well-cultivated, not so rough, with less woods. Then it becomes somewhat rougher again, then less rough, and so varies.
There is much Scotch Pine here.
The country from Svitava to Polička is gently rolling on the whole, with some rougher parts. 
The first part, to Horní Vendolí, is German, and the notices, etc., are wholly German, or German stands first, the conductor calls German name of station first. At Květná also German first. 

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At Polička everything is Bohemian. "Polička", only appears at station. I started out from Borová, out of Polička, a foot, following the road which winds through the long line of villages, which is about continuous from Borová, for a distance of "5 hours".  The houses string along, and [[insert]] ^ sign [[/insert]] boards announce the limits of the villages, otherwise they are continuous, including and going beyond Polička.
At Odříš, just below Borová, I saw the "hostinec" [[insert]] ^ [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] reznictor" [[/insert]] of Eduard Filipi (an older sign reads "Filippi". I stopped and found that his son is in Cedar Rapids, in the meat business, etc. Took [[underline]] photo 3 [[/underline]]. I made inquires in the lower end of Borová, at "hostinec", and from laborer, and