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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne: This mast held an iron stay upon which to hoist a jib-sail. Behind, a sort
of rudder served to guide the vehicle. It was, in short, a sledge rigged
like a sloop. During the winter, when the trains are blocked up by the snow,
these sledges make extremely rapid journeys across the frozen plains from one
station to another. Provided with more sails than a cutter, and with the wind
behind them, they slip over the surface of the prairies with a speed equal
if not superior to that of the express trains.
Mr. Fogg readily made a bargain with the owner of this land-craft.
The wind was favourable, being fresh, and blowing from the west.
The snow had hardened, and Mudge was very confident of being able
to transport Mr. Fogg in a few hours to Omaha. Thence the trains
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