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Artyom0805 [142]
3 years ago
9

Which excerpt from"The Monkey's Paw" woulfñd be considered the story's climax? Apex

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2 answers:
Vilka [71]3 years ago
5 0

Unconscious of his wife's shriek, the old man smiled faintly, put out his hands like a sightless man, and dropped, a senseless heap, to the floor.

harina [27]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

He heard the creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and at the same moment he found the monkey's paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish.

Explanation:

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