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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: must have been a large one, but he did not stop to count it.
He held the money under the eyes of the servant. The fel-
low's claw-like fingers reached for the tempting wealth. He
nodded his head affirmatively.
"You may trust me, sire," he whispered.
The king slipped the money into the other's palm. "And
as much more," he said, "when I receive proof that my
wishes have been fulfilled."
"Thank you, sire," said the servant.
The king looked steadily into the other's face before he
spoke again.
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