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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: approached the lamp, set fire to the paper, and did not let
go till it was reduced to a cinder.
Then, calling Planchet, he said, "Now, my lad, you may claim
your seven hundred livres, but you did not run much risk
with such a note as that."
"I am not to blame for having tried every means to compress
it," said Planchet.
"Well!" cried D'Artagnan, "tell us all about it."
"Dame, that's a long job, monsieur."
"You are right, Planchet," said Athos; "besides, the tattoo
has been sounded, and we should be observed if we kept a
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