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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: burning in Almayer's campong, where Maroola's men were warming
themselves during the cold nights of the north-east monsoon,
while their master had long conferences with the Tuan Putih--as
they styled Almayer amongst themselves. Great was the curiosity
in Sambir on the subject of the new trader. Had he seen the
Sultan? What did the Sultan say? Had he given any presents?
What would he sell? What would he buy? Those were the questions
broached eagerly by the inhabitants of bamboo houses built over
the river. Even in more substantial buildings, in Abdulla's
house, in the residences of principal traders, Arab, Chinese, and
Bugis, the excitement ran high, and lasted many days. With
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