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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: the house of a pastry cook, and was contemplating with
ecstasy a cake of the most appetizing appearance.
He ordered him to go and saddle two horses in M. de
Treville's stables--one for himself, D'Artagnan, and one for
Planchet--and bring them to Athens's place. Once for all,
Treville had placed his stable at D'Artagnan's service.
Planchet proceeded toward the Rue du Colombier, and
D'Artagnan toward the Rue Ferou. Athos was at home,
emptying sadly a bottle of the famous Spanish wine he had
brought back with him from his journey into Picardy. He
made a sign for Grimaud to bring a glass for D'Artagnan, and
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