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In a grand, ornate palace hallway with a black and white checkered floor, a line of soldiers in 18th-century French uniforms stand at attention, holding muskets, while a man in a similar uniform walks down the corridor, turning to face the camera. The scene cuts to a close-up of a hand sealing a letter with red wax, then to a hand lighting a candle, before returning to the soldiers, with Russian text overlaying the images.