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Read the two passages about the destruction of Pompei. There was found a skeleton with a bronze axe, having attempted to break through the wall next to him. It is not unreasonable to suppose that he was . . . unable to flee by means of the courtyard, where the volcanic debris was too abundant, had attempted to make his way through the opposite wall.

–François de Paule Latapie

A cloud . . . was ascending, the appearance of which I cannot give you a more exact description of than by likening it to that of a pine tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a very tall trunk, which spread itself out at the top into a sort of branches.

–Letter to Cornelius Tacitus, Pliny the Younger

Which statement best explains the difference between the viewpoints of the writers of the two passages?

-The first passage is opinion, while the second passage is fact.
-The first passage is relevant, while the second passage is irrelevant.
-The first passage is subjective, while the second passage is objective.
-The first passage is a secondary source, while the second passage is a primary source.

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