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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Chance by Joseph Conrad: Powell stared for a moment.
"Oh! The Ferndale. A Liverpool ship. Composite built."
"Ferndale," repeated Marlow thoughtfully. "Ferndale."
"Know her?"
"Our friend," I said, "knows something of every ship. He seems to
have gone about the seas prying into things considerably."
Marlow smiled.
"I've seen her, at least once."
"The finest sea-boat ever launched," declared Mr. Powell sturdily.
"Without exception."
"She looked a stout, comfortable ship," assented Marlow.
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