How does the word “unoccupied” in paragraph 45 contribute to the speaker’s tone? (They're Made Out of Meat)
A. It creates a cold tone by pointing out the aliens’ disregard for their planet.
B. It creates an intense tone by showing that the characters are afraid of the meat.
C. It creates a defensive tone by illustrating the bias of the characters.
D. It creates a light-hearted tone by mocking the aliens’ silly behavior.

In edgar allen poe's "masque of the red death", what object is kept in the black room?

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? and in imagination he began to recall the best moments of his pleasant life. but strange to say none of those best moments of his pleasant life now seemed at all what they had then seemed—none of them except the first recollections of childhood. there, in childhood, there had been something really pleasant with which it would be possible to live if it could return. but the child who had experienced that happiness existed no longer, it was like a reminiscence of somebody else.

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