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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Peter Pan by James M. Barrie: they had such faith in Peter. They chuckled, boylike, because they
would be late for bed; and it was all mother Wendy's fault!
When their voices died away there came cold silence over the
lagoon, and then a feeble cry.
"Help, help!"
Two small figures were beating against the rock; the girl had
fainted and lay on the boy's arm. With a last effort Peter
pulled her up the rock and then lay down beside her. Even as he
also fainted he saw that the water was rising. He knew that they
would soon be drowned, but he could do no more.
As they lay side by side a mermaid caught Wendy by the feet,
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