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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: all in place, a subtle shock pervaded his spirit. It had
slipped his mind--the consequence of his act. But sight of the
horse and the look of his uncle recalled the fact that he must
now become a fugitive. An unreasonable anger took hold of him.
"The d--d fool!" he exclaimed, hotly. "Meeting Bain wasn't
much, Uncle Jim. He dusted my boots, that's all. And for that
I've got to go on the dodge."
"Son, you killed him--then?" asked the uncle, huskily.
"Yes. I stood over him--watched him die. I did as I would have
been done by."
"I knew it. Long ago I saw it comin'. But now we can't stop to
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