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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: "Poor fool," said the travelling companion, "if you had only held
your tongue a minute longer, you, too, would have had the fruit
of happiness in your hand. Now it will be many a day before you
have a sight of it again."
Thereupon, as he ended speaking, he struck his staff upon the
ground. Instantly the earth trembled, and the sky darkened
overhead until it grew as black as night. Then came a great flash
of fire from up in the sky, which wrapped the travelling
companion about until he was hidden from sight. Then the flaming
fire flew away to heaven again, carrying him along with it. After
that the sky cleared once more, and, lo and behold! The garden
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