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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Shadow out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft: It seemed to be in prime condition, and the curvilinear letters
of the title held me in almost as hypnotised a state as if I could
read them. Indeed, I cannot swear that I did not actually read
them in some transient and terrible access of abnormal memory.
I do not know how long it was before I dared to lift that thin
metal cover. I temporized and made excuses to myself. I took the
torch from my mouth and shut it off to save the battery. Then,
in the dark, I collected my courage finally lifting the cover
without turning on the light. Last of all, I did indeed flash
the torch upon the exposed page - steeling myself in advance to
suppress any sound no matter what I should find.
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