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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: Jav turned toward Carthoris.
"Stop him!" he screamed. "Stop him! If you love life,
let him not leave this room," and as he spoke he leaped
in pursuit of his jeddak.
Carthoris followed Jav's example, but the "last of
the jeddaks of Barsoom" was too quick for them.
By the time they reached the arras behind which
he had disappeared, they found a heavy stone door
blocking their further progress.
Jav sank to the floor in a spasm of terror.
"Come, man!" cried Carthoris. "We are not dead yet.
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