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Chapter 360 - 353 Leatherworker and General

Anning sat by the Danube River until five in the afternoon.

He began to ponder whether to "borrow" Strauss' "The Blue Danube" ahead of its time.

Strauss would not be born for nearly 30 years, so he probably wouldn't mind his work being borrowed.

While Anning was whimsically fantasizing about these things, one of his attendants, the painter David, set up a canvas beside him, capturing onto the canvas Anning with a wine glass, the Danube River, and the city across the river shrouded in billowing smoke.

Right at five o'clock, Napoleon arrived with Bertier, crossing the bridge to Anning's front.

Napoleon saluted formally, then reported: "General, we have taken Ulm, and the remnants of the Prussian and Austrian coalition have withdrawn from the city. Additionally, by circumventing the street fortifications, we were able to occupy the enemy's city supply warehouses before they could burn them.

"Ulm has pledged loyalty to you."

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