The correct option is WORDS WRITTEN IN STONE ARE NOT ALWAYS TRUE. 'August Heat is a story of two men who are unknown to each other, yet their glimpse of each other's future suggest that one of them will be murdered and the other will be the murderer. At the end of the story, the two men were still alive and they escape the dark prophecy.
D. the reader. The reader will always be the one you're writing for, since the idea of writing, especially academic writing, is usually meant for others to read.
