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Such were the professor's words -- rather let me say such the words of fate, enounced to destroy me. As he went on, I felt as if my soul were grappling with a palpable enemy; one by one the various keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being: chord after chord was sounded, and soon my mind was filled with one thought, one conception, one purpose. So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein -- more, far more, will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.

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Answer and Explanation:

This excerpt is presented in chapter 3 of Frankenstein, where Frankenstein himself is rambling about his professor's reaction to his interest in alchemy. In this excerpt, Frankenstein shows how the teacher's words were words of destination, because what the professor said stimulated him to create the monster, through an increasingly efficient study. This passage has the ability to tell us how the terrible events that Frankenstein will face throughout the narrative are the result of the path he decided to follow and this path was very much based on the words that the teacher spoke to him.