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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay: flashed in the sunlight.
They landed in a few more minutes on a promontory of black rock. The
water on Maskull's garment and body evaporated very quickly. He
gazed upward at the towering mountain, but at that moment some
strange movements on the part of Panawe attracted his attention. His
face was working convulsively, and he began to stagger about. Then
he put his hand to his mouth and took from it what looked like a
bright - coloured pebble. He looked at it carefully for some
seconds. Joiwind also looked, over his shoulder, with quickly
changing colors. After this inspection, Panawe let the object -
whatever it was - fall to the ground, and took no more interest in
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