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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: was a great palace as white as snow, and so bright that one had
to shut one's eyes as one looked upon it.
The boat ran up on the beach close to just such a stone mill as
the prince had seen upon the other side of the water, and then he
and the queen stepped ashore. As soon as they had done so the
brazen boat floated swiftly away, and in a little while was gone.
"Here our journey ends," said the queen. "Is it not a wonderful
land, and well worth the seeing? Look at all these jewels and
this gold, as plenty as fruits and flowers at home. :You may take
what you please; but while you are gathering them I have another
matter after which I must look. Wait for me here, and by-and-by I
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