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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: Tario all the long-buried passions of his loveless existence.
With a muffled cry he sprang upon her, throwing his
arms about her and attempting to drag her lips to his.
"Woman!" he cried. "Lovely woman! Tario would make
you queen of Lothar. Listen to me! Listen to the love
of the last jeddaks of Barsoom."
Thuvia struggled to free herself from his embrace.
"Stop, creature!" she cried. "Stop! I do not love you.
Stop, or I shall scream for help!"
Tario laughed in her face.
"`Scream for help,'" he mimicked. "And who within the halls
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