def excerpts(options = {})
options[:index] ||= '*'
options[:before_match] ||= '<span class="match">'
options[:after_match] ||= '</span>'
options[:chunk_separator] ||= ' … '
options[:limit] ||= 256
options[:limit_passages] ||= 0
options[:limit_words] ||= 0
options[:around] ||= 5
options[:exact_phrase] ||= false
options[:single_passage] ||= false
options[:query_mode] ||= false
options[:force_all_words] ||= false
options[:start_passage_id] ||= 1
options[:load_files] ||= false
options[:html_strip_mode] ||= 'index'
options[:allow_empty] ||= false
options[:passage_boundary] ||= 'none'
options[:emit_zones] ||= false
options[:load_files_scattered] ||= false
response = Response.new request(:excerpt, excerpts_message(options))
options[:docs].collect { response.next }
end