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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: were also getting the messages; for Captain Douglas gave out a
call congratulating everybody on the important find, and Sherman,
the cache operator, seconded his sentiments. We were sorry, of
course, about the damaged aeroplane, but hoped it could be easily
mended. Then, at 11 P.M., came another call from Lake:
"Up with
Carroll over highest foothills. Don’t dare try really tall peaks
in present weather, but shall later. Frightful work climbing,
and hard going at this altitude, but worth it. Great range fairly
solid, hence can’t get any glimpses beyond. Main summits exceed
Himalayas, and very queer. Range looks like pre-Cambrian slate,
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