Answer: The readers can infer that the stories told about the barbarians were told in a way to make the barbarians sound terrifying and dangerous. The fishermen were, most likely, told about the barbarians in a way to make the fishermen fear them, as a sign to beware of them.
Explanation: The way the barbarians were described was terrifying, almost gruesome. The person describing the barbarians most likely was trying to warn them not to run in to them.
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C. On the 25th March, 18—, a very strange occurrence took place in St. Petersburg.
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From 8:30 am to 10:22 am it is 1 hour and 58 minutes, if it is 8:30 am to 10:22 pm, it would be 13 hours and 58 minutes. Hope I helped!
D. It makes april seem to the speaker like a mindless person to emphasize the contradictions of the month