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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac: "I remarked, Monsieur, that if you die the capital will be paid to
your family without discussion."
"Without discussion?"
"Yes, unless there were suicide."
"That's quibbling."
"No, Monsieur; you are aware that suicide is one of those acts which
are easy to prove--"
"In France," said the fool; "but--"
"But in other countries?" said Gaudissart. "Well, Monsieur, to cut
short discussion on this point, I will say, once for all, that death
in foreign countries or on the field of battle is outside of our--"
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