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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: He had covered about half the return journey when a scream
came faintly to his ears from the direction of camp. He halted
to listen. It was repeated twice. Then silence. With a muttered
curse Jenssen broke into a rapid run. He wondered if he would
be too late. What a fool Malbihn was indeed to thus chance
jeopardizing a fortune!
Further away from camp than Jenssen and upon the opposite
side another heard Meriem's screams--a stranger who was not
even aware of the proximity of white men other than himself--
a hunter with a handful of sleek, black warriors. He, too,
listened intently for a moment. That the voice was that of a woman
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