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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: the man to the wall. Wall -! Kent leaned against a tall highboy
and laughed weakly, immoderately. He had pushed the man straight
against the door leading into Rochester's bedroom, and not, as he
had supposed, against the solid wall.
The man had been quick-witted enough to grasp the situation; his
pretended weakness had caused Kent to relax his hold, a turn of
the knob of the door, which swung inward, and he had made his escape
into the bedroom, leaving Kent staring into dark, empty space.
Gathering his wits together Kent hurried into the bedroom - it was
empty; so also was the bathroom opening from it. From there Kent
made the rounds of the apartment, switching on the light until the
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