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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Master of the World by Jules Verne: moment were clinging to the deck of the "Terror."
Their captain, springing forward, revolver in hand, fired. The ball
grazed Wells.
Nab Walker and I seizing the cable, pulled the black mass of the boat
toward shore. Could they cut the rope in time to escape us ?
Suddenly the grappling-iron was torn violently from the rocks. One of
its hooks caught in my belt, while Walker was knocked down by the
flying cable. I was entangled by the iron and the rope and dragged
forward --
The "Terror," driven by all the power of her engines, made a single
bound and darted out across Black Rock Creek.
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