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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: he was obliged to slide his body down toward his feet to feel
along the sides of the casket. This maneuver soon brought his
knees in violent contact with the top, and at the sound Ferguson
opened the door and assisted him out.
"Had enough of it?" he asked, viewing Kent's reddened cheeks with
faint amusement. "I wonder if Grimes could breathe in there for
any lengthy period. If so, it would help establish the time which
elapsed between his being incarcerated and your finding him, Colonel."
"How so?" demanded McIntyre.
"Well, if he couldn't get air and you hadn't discovered him at once,
he'd have died," explained Ferguson. "If you did find him
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