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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson: clearing the rock the boats made a stop, when three hearty
cheers were given, which were returned with equal goodwill by
those upon the beacon, from the personal interest which every
one felt in the prosperity of this work, so intimately
connected with his safety.
All hands having returned to their respective ships, they
got a shift of dry clothes and some refreshment. Being
Sunday, they were afterwards convened by signal on board of
the Lighthouse yacht, when prayers were read; for every heart
upon this occasion felt gladness, and every mind was disposed
to be thankful for the happy and successful termination of the
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