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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: the slightest doubt now as to the outcome. His borrowed
car was a good one, in good condition. And in the matter
of driving he rather prided himself that he needn't take his
hat off to anyone when it came to ability and nerve.
They were only about fifty feet from the highway. The
girl touched his hand again. "We're safe," she cried, her
voice vibrant with excitement, "we're safe at last." From be-
neath the bonnet, as though in answer to her statement,
came a sickly, sucking sputter. The momentum of the car
diminished. The throbbing of the engine ceased. They sat
in silence as the machine coasted toward the highway and
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