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Which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of lines 39-40?


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No Okay Next up in the AP England Disneyland tour

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here big fat home which is going to kind of

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cruise through it here and looking and just kind of

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winking at it first Which of the following best paraphrases

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the meaning of lines thirty nine and forty are best

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paraphrases Let's go up to thirty nine here mumble All

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right while the old couple just a stir Fancy the

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sunrise left the door ajar That's kind of supposed crime

00:34

maybe Well these air premium cat burglars at work here

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clearly people they're so good they can even gag the

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tick of a clock meaning they make no noise at

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all In fact when the old couple wake up in

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the morning well they think the sun rises What opened

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the door So the answer here is See the old

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couple doesn't suspect any foul play there Naive kindly old

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couple with teeth So the loser bowl here Well because

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the old couple is just a stir as in a

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meaning They just woke up Well they haven't been out

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all night partying down Definitely not at the wild and

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crazy club on Sunset Boulevard There if they left the

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door open themselves like be while they wouldn't fancy that

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the sunrise had done it because well they know like

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right they did themselves Proceeding stands is described how quiet

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and skillful the burglars have been So it isn't likely

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that the setup has been a trap the whole time

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Get rid of D Like that guy in Star Wars

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Looks like a squid who yells It's a trap Yeah

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And then no confrontation has mentioned either So get rid

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of E That's it The answer is C The old

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couple doesn't suspect any foul play there just kindly and 00:01:40.09 --> [endTime] they're going to go now get their teeth

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