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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Underground City by Jules Verne: would have aroused her.
"Let her sleep!" said the engineer. "She will better enjoy
the novelties of the day after a couple of hours' rest."
At two o'clock in the morning the boat reached Granton pier.
Nell awoke. "Have I been asleep?" inquired she.
"No, my child," said James Starr. "You have been dreaming
that you slept, that's all."
The night continued clear. The moon, riding in mid-heaven,
diffused her rays on all sides. In the little port of Granton
lay two or three fishing boats; they rocked gently on the waters
of the Firth. The wind fell as the dawn approached.
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