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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: paused at the sound of my voice and looked about.
When they discovered Dian and me they exchanged
a few words, and one of them continued toward Juag
while the other turned upon us. As he came nearer
I saw that he carried in his hand one of my six-shooters,
but he was holding it by the barrel, evidently mistaking
it for some sort of warclub or tomahawk.
I could scarce refrain a grin when I thought of the
wasted possibilities of that deadly revolver in the hands
of an untutored warrior of the stone age. Had he but
reversed it and pulled the trigger he might still be
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