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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Tales of Unrest by Joseph Conrad: But the game was becoming at last too dangerous; and if we, who had
faced it pretty often, thought little of the danger, it was decided
for us by some very respectable people sitting safely in
counting-houses that the risks were too great, and that only one more
trip could be made. After giving in the usual way many misleading
hints as to our destination, we slipped away quietly, and after a very
quick passage entered the bay. It was early morning, and even before
the anchor went to the bottom the schooner was surrounded by boats.
The first thing we heard was that Karain's mysterious sword-bearer
had died a few days ago. We did not attach much importance to the
news. It was certainly difficult to imagine Karain without his
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