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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Witch, et. al by Anton Chekhov: because it is more than I can stand; my home is hateful to me!"
Feeling that his tongue was uttering something quite different
from what he wanted to say, the bailiff waved his hand and said
bitterly:
"If the world's going to end I wish it would make haste about it.
There's no need to drag it out and make folks miserable for
nothing. . . ."
The old man took the pipe from his lips and, screwing up one eye,
looked into its little opening. His face was sad and covered with
thick drops like tears. He smiled and said:
"It's a pity, my friend! My goodness, what a pity! The earth, the
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