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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: bare floor of the valley. Then Ladd raised the long rifle. There
was no smoke, but three high, spanging reports rang out. A gap
opened in the dark line of advancing horsemen; then a riderless
steed sheered off to the right. Blanco Sol seemed to turn as on
a pivot and charged back toward the lower end of the valley. He
circled over to Gale's right and stretched out into his run. There
were now five raiders in pursuit, and they came sweeping down,
yelling and shooting, evidently sure of their quarry. Ladd reserved
his fire. He kept turning from back to front in his saddle.
Gale saw how the space widened between pursuers and pursued, saw
distinctly when Ladd eased up Sol's running. Manifestly Ladd
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