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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: fierce pressure of his muscles. Her eyes were riveted upon
the wood behind. Presently a man emerged. He called to
them in a loud and threatening tone.
Barney redoubled his Herculean efforts to gain the oppo-
site bank. He was in midstream now and the water had
risen to his waist. The girl saw Maenck and the other
trooper emerge from the underbrush beside the first. Maenck
was crazed with anger. He shook his fist and screamed aloud
his threatening commands to halt, and then, of a sudden,
gave an order to one of the men at his side. Immediately
the fellow raised his carbine and fired at the escaping couple.
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