Read the excerpt from part 1 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man’s hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. A rope closely encircled his neck. Which is the most reasonable prediction? The man will remain standing in this location. The man will face execution shortly. The man will ask to be cut loose. The man will become increasingly uncomfortable.