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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft: the outlet of a long, high corridor with sculptured walls.
Observing
the many inner archways which led off from it, and realizing the
probable complexity of the nest of apartments within, we decided
that we must begin our system of hare-and-hound trail blazing.
Hitherto our compasses, together with frequent glimpses of the
vast mountain range between the towers in our rear, had been enough
to prevent our losing our way; but from now on, the artificial
substitute would be necessary. Accordingly we reduced our extra
paper to shreds of suitable size, placed these in a bag to be
carried by Danforth, and prepared to use them as economically
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