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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: "Oh, you couldn't tell before," she said.
"No."
"So it was reality that you were seeking."
He repeated as if speaking to himself: "And now I am sure."
Her sandalled foot, all rosy in the glow, felt the warmth of the
embers. The tepid night had enveloped her body; and still under
the impression of his strength she gave herself up to a momentary
feeling of quietude that came about her heart as soft as the
night air penetrated by the feeble clearness of the stars. "This
is a limpid soul," she thought.
"You know I always believed in you," he began again. "You know I
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