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English, 19.09.2019 13:30 triciajfive

Read the passage from "how the world was saved," in which klapaucius requests the machine create “nature.”
the machine whined, and in a trice trurl’s front yard was packed with naturalists. they argued, each publishing heavy volumes, which the others tore to pieces; in the distance one could see flaming pyres, on which martyrs to nature were sizzling; there was thunder, and strange mushroom-shaped columns of smoke rose up; everyone talked at once, no one listened, and there were all sorts of memoranda, appeals, subpoenas and other documents, while off to the side sat a few old men, feverishly scribbling on scraps of paper.
“not bad, eh? ” said trurl with pride. “nature to a t, admit it! ”
but klapaucius wasn’t satisfied.
“what, that mob? surely you’re not going to tell me that’s nature? ”
“then give the machine something else,” snapped trurl. “whatever you like.”
how does this passage affect the plot of the story?
select all that apply.
it changes the state of the world to one filled with people obsessed with “nature.”
it introduces the idea that the machine is not working properly.
it causes klapaucius to continue making bold requests from the machine.
it hints that trurl does not want to make the machine angry.

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