a. the audience knows something the character(s) don't
The answer could actually be "climb" or "was climbing," but traditionally should be "climb." Hope this helps :)
Answer:
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Gibert stares at the top of the mountain.
"This is my life, huh."
Gilbert was living in the afterlife. He has died many times in his previous lives.
"How utterly, utterly boring. Every life I live, I get this. Boring."
Little did Gibert know...that this was his last and only life on Earth.
<em>Gilbert was planning on dying. So he could be reborn.</em>
But that was the biggest mistake in his life.
