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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: "Hear him! He came thunderin' right under my window. I jumped
up in bed, an' when he let out that blast Jim lit square in the
middle of the floor, an' I was scared stiff. Dick, seein' it was
your room he blew into, what did you think?"
"I couldn't think. I'm shaking yet, Laddy."
"Boys, I'll bet Sol spilled a few raiders if any got hands on him,"
said Jim. "Now, let's sit down an' wait for daylight. It's my
idea we'll find some of the hosses runnin' loose. Tom, you go
an' get some clothes on. It's freezin' cold. An' don't forget to
tell the women folks we're all right."
Daylight made clear some details of the raid. The cowboys found
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