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The main reason why Franz Kafka, before his death, instructed his friend Max Brod to destroy all his unpublished manuscripts was because he didn't want his unfinished work to be read.
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Carmine is a shade of red. I think this refers to the red tulip changing from a green bud to a red flower. So therefore, putting on her carmine suit as in turning into a beautiful shade of red. This might symbolize change and growth.
The fourth excerpt should be right