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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey: No great distance was covered, however, before Bells swerved to
the left, out of line with Black Star and Night. Then Venters,
aiming high and waiting for the pause between Wrangle's great
strides, began to take snap shots at the rustler. The fleeing
rider presented a broad target for a rifle, but he was moving
swiftly forward and bobbing up and down. Moreover, shooting from
Wrangle's back was shooting from a thunderbolt. And added to that
was the danger of a low-placed bullet taking effect on Bells.
Yet, despite these considerations, making the shot exceedingly
difficult, Venters's confidence, like his implacability, saw a
speedy and fatal termination of that rustler's race. On the sixth
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