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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: greater speed than the flight of an eagle, and quickly lost
among the undulations of the sea of ice.
His tale had occupied the whole day, and the sun was upon the verge
of the horizon when he departed. I knew that I ought to hasten my
descent towards the valley, as I should soon be encompassed in
darkness; but my heart was heavy, and my steps slow. The labour of
winding among the little paths of the mountain and fixing my feet
firmly as I advanced perplexed me, occupied as I was by the
emotions which the occurrences of the day had produced. Night was
far advanced when I came to the halfway resting-place and seated
myself beside the fountain. The stars shone at intervals as the
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