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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad: He answered at once but without any particular
emphasis or accent: "I do, sir."
I got to my feet briskly, and he made way for me
to go out. As I passed through the lobby I heard
Mr. Burns' voice saying:
"Shut the door of my room, will you, steward?"
And Ransome's rather surprised: "Certainly, sir."
I thought that all my feelings had been dulled
into complete indifference. But I found it as try-
ing as ever to be on deck. The impenetrable black-
ness beset the ship so close that it seemed that by
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