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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: the flame; on the red coals is best."
With a sharpened stick Jeff held the thin slices over the fire for a few
moments. Then he laid them aside on some clean white-oak chips Bill's axe had
provided. The simple meal of meat, bread, and afterward a drink of the cold
spring water, was keenly relished by the hungry voyagers. When it had been
eaten, Jeff threw a log on the fire and remarked:
"Seein' as how we won't be in redskin territory fer awhile yit, we kin hev a
fire. I'll allow ye'll all be chilly and damp from river-mist afore long, so
toast yerselves good."
"How far have we come to-day?" inquired Mr. Wells, his mind always intent on
reaching the scene of his cherished undertaking.
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