《元史·列传·卷三十三》
于是逃难的人民不敢避居人家中，多饿死于路旁。
由是逃者莫敢舍，多殍死道路。
As a result, the people who escaped did not dare to seek shelter in other people’s homes, and many starved to death on the roadside.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 由是逃者莫敢舍，多殍死道路。 [/INST] As a result, the people who escaped did not dare to seek shelter in other people’s homes, and many starved to death on the roadside.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 由是逃者莫敢舍，多殍死道路。
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As a result, the people who escaped did not dare to seek shelter in other people’s homes, and many starved to death on the roadside.
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