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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: "Trampas has told him different."
"When a man ain't got no ideas of his own," said Scipio, "he'd
ought to be kind o' careful who he borrows 'em from."
"That's mighty correct," said the Virginian. "Poor Shorty! He has
told me about his life. It is sorrowful. And he will never get
wise. It was too late for him to get wise when he was born. D'
yu' know why he's after higher wages? He sends most all his money
East."
"I don't see what Trampas wants him for," said Scipio.
"Oh, a handy tool some day."
"Not very handy," said Scipio.
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