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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: it was almost dark. Nearly all the passengers were then
asleep on the deck, and the silence was disturbed only by
the noise of the paddles striking the water at regular in-
tervals. Anxiety kept Michael Strogoff awake. He
walked up and down, but always in the stern of the steamer.
Once, however, he happened to pass the engine-room. He
then found himself in the part reserved for second and
third-class passengers.
There, everyone was lying asleep, not only on the benches,
but also on the bales, packages, and even the deck itself.
Some care was necessary not to tread on the sleepers, who
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