《后汉书·列传·董卓列传》
当时谷米一斛五十万钱，豆麦二十万，人吃人，白骨堆积，污秽满路。
是时，谷一斛五十万，豆、麦二十万，人相食啖，白骨委积，臭秽满路。
At that time, one hu of rice cost five hundred thousand qian, and beans and wheat cost two hundred thousand. People cannibalized each other, and white bones piled up everywhere, leaving filth all over the roads.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 是时，谷一斛五十万，豆、麦二十万，人相食啖，白骨委积，臭秽满路。 [/INST] At that time, one hu of rice cost five hundred thousand qian, and beans and wheat cost two hundred thousand. People cannibalized each other, and white bones piled up everywhere, leaving filth all over the roads.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 是时，谷一斛五十万，豆、麦二十万，人相食啖，白骨委积，臭秽满路。
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At that time, one hu of rice cost five hundred thousand qian, and beans and wheat cost two hundred thousand. People cannibalized each other, and white bones piled up everywhere, leaving filth all over the roads.
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