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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: was called upon to take the oath, he overcame his
inner qualms, and repeated with assumed ease
the terms of the oath, read to him by the old
priest appointed to the court. By the holy Cross
and the Gospel, he swore that he spoke the whole
truth.
The case was decided against Ivan Mironov,
who was sentenced to pay five roubles for expenses.
This sum Eugene Mihailovich generously paid
for him. Before dismissing Ivan Mironov, the
judge severely admonished him, saying he ought
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