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how does the inclusion of a long paragraph at the beginning of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text?

it presents the narrator’s extensive background to explain why he finds his journey so difficult to undertake.

it repeats a single idea to demonstrate the narrator’s confused and dangerous state of mind.

it the reader become immersed in the narrator’s experience through the use of an uninterrupted description.

it shows the reader how the narrator’s mood is changeable like the foreign rivers that he travels.

Why does the author's description of the mercury boiler—"the mercury, when vaporized, going into a mercury turbine and then into a condenser, remaining hot enough to generate steam in a steam boiler"—intentionally incorporate such highly technical language? using technical language establishes the expertise of the writer and convey the complex nature of the process being described. using technical language allows the writer to subtly poke fun at those who seek to make basic processes seem overly complicated. using technical language encourages readers to develop deeper and more meaningful personal connections to the information. using technical language lets the writer make clear to readers that the article is intended for readers who are themselves experts on electricity.